A Metro bus driver is recovering after being pepper-sprayed by two women in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers said the incident happened around 2 p.m. at 8th and Spring streets.
The circumstances leading to the alleged attack remain unclear.
Police say the two women had already left the scene when they arrived.
The bus driver was treated at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics before being taken to a nearby hospital.
No further information was provided.
“Metro is dismayed that a pedestrian pepper sprayed one of our bus operators in downtown LA near Spring/8th this afternoon. The lack of respect and concern for the safety of the bus operator and passengers is appalling and unacceptable,” said a statement from a Metro spokesperson. “The bus driver was transported for medical observation.”
