SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco Muni Bus Operator is recovering after being assaulted with a bat by three passengers on Wednesday, July 23, after the driver told them to put on a mask.
The assault took place close to the Potrero Hill neighborhood on 11th and Division St at around 3:30 p.m. The suspects boarded the bus without masks, and after being repeatedly told by the bus driver to put on a mask and refusing, the driver pulled over to let the passengers off.
As the driver escorted the passengers off the bus, one of them pulled out a wooden bat and repeatedly struck the bus driver who sustained non-life threatening injuries.
The San Francisco Police Department have not released any photos or videos of the incident nor a description of the perpetrators.
This incident comes as California reaches 443,000 confirmed COVID-19 infections and over 8,000 confirmed deaths from the disease in the state.
In an effort to slow the spread of the disease, the city of San Francisco requires all public transportation passengers to wear a face mask.
