Overview
- The assault that police were called to at 12:33 am Monday on Battersea Bridge has left a 64-year-old bus driver in critical condition.
- Officers gave first aid at the scene before London’s Air Ambulance flew him to hospital.
- Police arrested a 32-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and he remains in custody.
- Detectives say the attack followed a confrontation on the pavement while the bus was stopped at a bus stop.
- Transport for London condemned the violence and said it is aiding the inquiry as the Met urges witnesses to send footage quoting CAD 174/18May.