METRO driver stabbed several times onboard bus near Willowbrook Mall

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A METRO driver was stabbed during some sort of altercation on the bus Friday morning on the northwest side, authorities told ABC13.

Numerous police cars were spotted just before 8 a.m. at the scene along Highway 249 and Gessner, near Willowbrook Mall.

According to a METRO spokesperson, the bus driver, a woman, suffered injuries to her hand, head, and shoulder. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

It wasn't immediately known if the alleged attacker was a passenger or someone else.

The suspect ran away, but was later taken into custody by police.


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