Overview
- A RET (Rotterdam’s public transport operator) line 32 driver was beaten on a moving bus in Rotterdam-Overschie on Friday, leaving him injured, police said.
- Investigators report the suspect boarded at the Kleinpolderplein stop, struck the driver several times, then fled on foot along the Delfshavense Schie toward the Mathenesserbrug.
- A passenger recorded the attack, and police are using the widely shared footage to identify the suspect, who has not been arrested.
- RET filed a formal police report and deployed extra personnel on the streets, including plainclothes teams, while Mayor Carola Schouten condemned the violence and pledged cooperation with police and the Public Prosecution Service.
- Transport unions FNV Stadsvervoer and VOR say the same passenger had attacked the driver before and they are calling for tighter supervision on high‑risk routes, more enforcement staff, and binding safety agreements with RET, police, prosecutors and municipalities.