West Vancouver police are planning to review surveillance videos after a passenger on a bus to Horseshoe Bay punched another after her suitcase fell on him.
Const. Jeff Palmer, spokesman for West Vancouver police, said the episode of transit rage happened shortly after 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Feb. 17, just as the bus was pulling in to the ferry terminal in Horseshoe Bay.
As the bus rounded a corner, a woman’s suitcase accidently tipped and bumped against a man on the bus. He reacted angrily, getting out of his seat and punching the woman several times until bystanders intervened.
After the man realized police had been called, he ran away.
Palmer said the victim of the assault, a 38-year-old woman from Vancouver, was not seriously injured, though she may have been sore and bruised.
Police searched for the suspect in Horseshoe Bay but didn’t find him.
The man is described as between 55 and 65 years old, about six feet tall and about 200 pounds with a medium build. He had white hair and was wearing a blue hat, jeans and a jacket at the time.
