Bus services in and around Antwerp are seriously disrupted due to a strike by drivers that work for a subcontractor of the Flemish public transport company De Lijn. Drivers that work for Autocars De Polder have downed tools after one of their colleagues was punched in the face by a passenger.
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Antwerp bus drivers down tools after colleague is assaulted by a passenger
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De Lijn’s spokesman Marco Demerling told VRT News that "The driver has been taken to hospital for treatment and is deeply upset by what has happened”.
Staff at Autocars De Polder walked out after they learned of the assault on their colleague. The strike means that there is severe disruption to bus services in the north of Antwerp. The assault took place on a 32 bus on Thursday evening. Marco Demerling told VRT News that "There was an arguement between a driver and a passenger and this ended with the driver being punched in the face. The driver was taken to hospital for treatment and is still deeply upset”.
De Lijn’s website provides information on which routes are impacted by the trike action. These are routes 32, 36, 51, 65, 99, 140, 141, 442, 445, 447, 610, 620, 761, 764, 762 and 760.