Crazed passenger stabs, slashes MTA bus driver after refusing fare: cops

A maniac stabbed an MTA bus driver after refusing to pay the fare in Brooklyn early Tuesday, cops said.

The slasher, a man in his 30s, was trying to dodge the fare by boarding the bus through the back door when he and the 39-year-old driver started arguing, police said. 

The clash then turned violent when the suspect stabbed the driver in the stomach and slashed him in the eye, authorities said. 

A crack is seen in the windshield of a bus whose driver was stabbed at Ocean Ave. and Flatbush Ave
The door was left cracked after the violent altercation.
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MTA personnel investigate the stabbing on the bus.
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MTA personnel investigate the stabbing of a bus driver at Ocean Ave. and Flatbush Ave
The altercation occurred in Prospect Lefferts Gardens just before 12:30 a.m.
Robert Mecea

The altercation occurred at Ocean and Flatbush avenues in Prospect Lefferts Gardens just before 12:30 a.m.

The driver was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. 

Police are still looking for the suspect, who fled east on Empire Boulevard.

source: nypost.com