Police probe assault on bus driver

Winnipeg police have confirmed investigators from the major crimes unit are looking into an assault against a city transit driver early Wednesday.

The Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release the driver was assaulted with a weapon while operating a bus in the area of Isabel Street and William Avenue around 1:20 a.m.

Responding officers learned a passenger had become disruptive after being asked to pay the fare. Before the passenger exited the bus, the driver was stabbed in the lower body with an unknown object, police said.

On Wednesday, the drivers union said the operator had been stabbed with a syringe and it called for full shields to be installed on buses. Currently, partial shields are in place.