Philippe Monguillot, a bus driver from Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), was fatally assaulted after being beaten by a group of individuals at the Tram'bus "Balishon" stop in Bayonne.
A thirty-something was arrested on Sunday evening after the attack and four other individuals were placed in police custody Monday, according to the prosecution.
According to a police source, the driver was beaten and seriously wounded in the head after refusing the climb to a maskless man accompanied by a dog, asking at the same time for four passengers, who were already on the bus without wear a mask, get off.
The facts took place "around 7:15 pm," said Mr. Bride, adding that "a call for witnesses was also launched in order to determine in particular the origin of this altercation and the course of it" , he said, adding that the investigation had been entrusted to the police station in Bayonne.
"He fell all along," after "taking another blow to the head, a punch," reported Jean-Philippe Paulmier, CFDT delegate from Keolis, delegate of the public transport network in Bayonne. "We found him in the state he was, unconscious on the platform. "
Many buses remained at the network depot again on Tuesday, where dozens of drivers expressed their sadness and anger.
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They claimed their right of withdrawal from 5:00 am Monday morning and assured that they would not resume work "before the funeral" of their assaulted colleague.
