Police search for man accused of stabbing MTA bus driver in Brooklyn: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for the man who allegedly stabbed an MTA bus driver in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to authorities.
The suspect allegedly argued with the 60-year-old driver on the B99 bus near Pitkin Avenue and Alabama Avenue around 11:30 p.m., police said. The man stabbed the driver in the neck with a sharp object and left the bus on Pitkin Avenue heading west, police said.
The bus driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries, according to police.
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