Edmonton bus driver assaulted at Mill Woods transit terminal

A city bus driver remains in hospital after he was assaulted Wednesday morning at a south Edmonton bus terminal.

The assault happened around 3:30 a.m. at the Mill Woods Transit Centre on Hewes Way and 25th Avenue.

The Edmonton Transit driver sustained multiple injuries in the attack, Edmonton police said in a statement. He was rushed to hospital but police could not comment on the severity of his injuries.

One man was arrested and remains in custody. An update on the investigation is expected from police later this morning.

Numbers provided by the city show 73 drivers were assaulted in 2017, up from 57 in 2016 and 42 in in 2015.

Most often drivers were punched or spat on, although many were bitten, kicked or had something thrown at them.

The majority of the disputes were over transit fares.

The figures show drivers on Route 8, which runs from 118th Avenue to Mill Woods, were assaulted most often, 26 times since 2015