Passengers on a Dundee bus were left “frightened as hell” when two men and a woman were involved in a fight – forcing the driver to abandon the journey.
Several people watched on as the trio were involved in the disturbance on the number 1 Xplore Dundee service in the city centre.
Those on board had to make their way off the bus before catching another service – but were joined by two of those involved in the fight.
Police say they are following positive lines of inquiry over the incident.
Pair made ‘serious threats’ before launching ‘attack’
Euan Donegan, 60, was one of the passengers on the bus on Monday afternoon.
He told The Courier: “There were about a dozen of us on the bus and it was frightening what happened.
“Two men and a woman boarded before another man got on the bus near Dundee High School.
“The woman spotted this man and said something to her two male companions.
We couldn’t get off the service at first and the driver called 999 for police assistance.”
“Before we knew it they had jumped up and made some serious threats, and the next thing there was a full attack on the guy.
“We couldn’t get off the service at first and the driver called 999 for police assistance.
“Me and the other passengers, frightened as hell, eventually managed to get off the bus.”
Euan says the passengers waited for another 1 service to come along.
The two men involved in the fight then boarded the same bus and travelled to The Stack Retail Park – leaving those on board “afraid”.
Euan added: “The driver of the bus we had been on had to abort the route and wait for the police to show them the CCTV footage.
“We feared something worse could have happened, given some the threats that we heard.
“The police hadn’t arrived by the time we boarded the next service.”
Police following positive lines of inquiry
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers received a report of a disturbance on a bus involving two men and woman at around 12.20pm on Monday.
“The three individuals left the bus prior to police arrival. An investigation is under way and officers are following positive lines of inquiry.”
Xplore Dundee declined to comment on the incident.
