A man has been charged after allegedly throwing a wrench at a bus driver during a road rage incident in Auckland yesterday afternoon.
Police were called to the scene near Onehunga Mall in Onehunga following a report a person had been injured at around 2.20pm.
Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend said the wrench was allegedly thrown at the driver during the incident.
“The wrench went through an open bus window and hit the driver in the head, resulting in an injury above his eye,” he said.
The driver was taken to hospital and is now “recovering at home”.
A man was arrested at a home in Randwick Park this morning.
Friend said police are aware of the impact a recent spate of incidents on buses have had on the community.
“I want to reassure the public that there is no place for this type of violence in our community,” he said.
“No one deserves to come to work and be subjected to this type of behaviour.
“Police will continue to identify and hold offenders to account for these of brutal crimes.”
A 30-year-old man will appear in the Auckland District Court in the coming days, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, reckless driving, and driving while suspended.
Today’s arrest comes after a man was arrested following an “unprovoked” attack on a bus driver in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland last week.