BUS VIOLENCE MUST STOP
The growing number of violent attacks on bus drivers is an extremely worrying occurrence. Bus drivers offer a vital service to our community and these attacks are literally putting the lives of bus drivers and their passengers at risk.
Bus drivers, like every other Australian, deserve to work under safe conditions. It is simply unacceptable to allow drivers risk their lives, along with their passengers any longer.
Below is a chronology of attacks which have occurred since June this year:
| May 30 |
rock attacks aimed at buses in the Wilmot area. |
| May 30 |
Broken pavers were thrown from overpasses onto the M7 at nearby Deans Park, hitting four vehicles including a prime mover. |
| May 30 |
rock was thrown at a police vehicle while on patrol in Palmyra Road at Willmot. |
| June 4, 5.56pm |
Bus attacked by rock throwers, Willmot |
| June 4, 6.20pm: |
Bus attacked by rock throwers, Willmot. A rock was thrown through one window. It was a toughened safety glass window and travelled across the bus and smashed into the window opposite. |
| June 5, 11.45am |
Bus attacked by rock throwers, near Forrester Rd, Willmot |
| June 5, 6.00pm: |
Bus attacked by rock throwers, Wilmot |
| June 5, 7.05pm |
Bus attacked by rock, believed to be projected with some kind of implement |
| June 6, 3.10pm: |
Bus attacked by rock throwers, Rymal Rd, Willmot |
| June 6 |
a ticket master at Bondi interchange refused to let 5 young people onto a bus. They punched and kicked him to the ground. He suffered a broken nose. |
| 10 day no go zone from 5/06/07-15/06/07 through Wilmot. Drivers only ran a school shuttle service from 6.30 to 8.30 in the morning and from 2.30 to 3.30 in the afternoon |
| June 14 |
Panthers show of support for Westbus drivers at Wilmot BBQ |
| June 15 |
drivers vote to reinstate bus services to Wilmot |
| August 28 |
a rock thrown at a bus driver at Greystanes |
| October 20 |
an intoxicated female punched a bus driver on a replacement rail service route in Granville. |
| October 20 |
a bus driver was punched in the face at Bankstown on a passenger service. |
| October 22 |
at around 8am at Mount Druitt a bus driver was held up and a gun pointed at his head. An undisclosed amount of money was taken during the robbery. |
These attacks are violent in nature and are illegal. If you know someone who has been involved in these attacks please contact your local police station. It’s up to all of us to keep our bus drivers safe!
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