A 24-year-old man was arrested without incident following an assault on a 59-year-old bus driver, according to Vernon RCMP.
On Monday morning, the driver pulled into a station and noticed a man sitting on the bench smoking a cigarette.
The station has a no-smoking policy so the driver exited the bus to speak to the man.
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Police say that when the driver approached the suspect, the man grabbed and assaulted the driver.
The driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Vernon RCMP says it has spoken to a number of witnesses and its investigation continues.
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