Working on New Year's Eve is tough; driving a bus around on New Year's Eve is harder; but getting beat up by a passenger while doing all that is just simply the worst.
Three SBS Transit bus drivers were physically assaulted by a Chinese man who boarded their buses along Bartley Road in the afternoon of Dec 31 last year.
The drivers — one operating bus service 93 and the other two operating service 129 — had to get medical treatment and rest for the subsequent two days following the attacks.
CCTV footage of the incident revealed that the commuter had slapped the drivers — but his motivations behind the assault was unclear. Police have since identified the assailant, and a 23-year-old man is said to be assisting with investigations.