Shocking moment motorist smashes bus window with a hammer on busy street while still sitting in his car
- Man in black car pulled up alongside Stagecoach bus near Sheffield city centre
- He hit front side window three times before glass shattered, yesterday at 3pm
- Car’s occupants got out moments earlier; they broke into bus and stole its fire extinguisher, according to reports
A motorist has been filmed driving up alongside a bus and smashing its front window on the driver’s side with a hammer.
Shocking footage shows a black car pull up next to the Stagecoach bus on London Road, near Sheffield city centre, shortly after 3pm on Thursday.
On his approach, the car driver is already holding a sledgehammer out of his open window.
Staying in his seat, the motorist then strikes at the front side window of the stationary bus in the opposite lane three times – and on his fourth attempt, the glass shatters.
Shocking footage shows a black car pull up next to the Stagecoach bus on London Road, near Sheffield city centre, shortly after 3pm on Thursday – with the driver brandishing a sledgehammer out of his open window
Meanwhile, a man on the bus – possibly its driver – can be seen gesturing furiously at the attacker.
Moments earlier, the car’s occupants are reported to have got out and smashed the bus windscreen before breaking into it and stealing a fire extinguisher – and using it to then continue their attack on the window.
Earlier, a man was reported to have crashed his car into several other vehicles on Abbeydale Road before getting out and brandishing a hammer.
Other reports say a car was seen driving ‘erratically’ on nearby Boston Street, including travelling on the wrong side of the road.
Staying in his seat, the motorist then strikes at the front side window of the stationary bus in the opposite lane three times – and on his fourth attempt, the glass shatters
Also earlier yesterday, a bus was attacked in Attercliffe, in the north-east of the city.
In a statement about the Attercliffe incident, South Yorkshire Police said: ‘Shortly after 1pm this afternoon (July 19), officers were called to Attercliffe Road following reports that a man had caused criminal damage to a bus.
‘Nobody was injured during the incident and enquiries are now ongoing to identify and trace the man involved.’
It is understood that police are treating the incidents as linked.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said the force’s tasking team were currently looking for the vehicle and its occupants as a matter of urgency.