Bus window shattered after a group of boys attacked a driver by throwing stones/force at the workers
A bus driver in Tiberias was hit in the eyes last night (Wednesday) by stones, the reason - he demanded a passenger to fold the scooter.
The incident happened around 11:00 p.m., a boy who was riding an electric scooter was asked by the driver, an employee of the Superbus company, to fold it as required by the regulations.
After he refused, the driver ordered the boy to get off.
A few stops later, some boys - the boy's friends - were waiting for the driver, and they threw stones at the windows of the bus.
The driver sought treatment after his eyes were injured by broken glass and was released to his home, the bus was damaged.
"Right now my vision is a bit blurry, yesterday the eye really hurt. I filed a complaint with the Tiberias police today," said the driver who preferred not to be identified by name.
"I've been working as a bus driver for 9 years. I've driven in different places in Israel and I've always felt safe, people get up, smile and say hello. Since October 7, this black day, I've been made a scapegoat. What did I ask this boy? To fold a scooter? In response, his friends They ambush me and call me a terrorist. I'm afraid to go back to work in such an atmosphere."
"Since October 7, they have made him a scapegoat."
The shattered glass of the bus/Official website, power to the workers
In another incident that happened yesterday, a 46-year-old resident of Kiryat Yam died as a result of a heart attack shortly after he rescued a bus driver who was violently attacked by rioting boys who spat on him.
The citizen tried to separate the parties and the driver stopped on the side of the road and got off the bus.
At the end of the fight, the 46-year-old felt unwell and was taken by MDA to the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, while resuscitation efforts were made, shortly after he was pronounced dead.
His body was sent for an autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir.
Zebulon police officers arrested three boys, residents of Kiryat 14-16 years old, on suspicion of manslaughter, and depending on the development of the investigation, they will be brought tomorrow to the Magistrate's Court in Kiryat for an extension of detention.
"The violence against public transportation workers does not stop, drivers and inspectors," said Itay Cohen, head of the transportation branch of the organization Kauch Le Oved.
"Instead of strengthening public transportation workers, the Ministry of Transportation chooses to abandon them. Public transportation workers were among the first to show up to serve the public on October 7, and continued to do so under rocket fire and threats. Since then, instead of receiving recognition, the violence against public transportation workers has only increased. It's time to recognize public transportation workers as public workers - as they really are."
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