PEORIA, Ill. — The driver of a CityLink bus was stabbed in the neck Thursday night by a passenger he’d earlier kicked off the bus, according to Peoria Police.
Emergency crews were called to the scene around 8:30 p.m. to Western and Lincoln.
Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said that the suspect suffered a stab wound to the chest after the driver fought back.
“Both the suspect and the bus driver were taken to a hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries,” Dotson said.
The suspect was taken into police custody.
The incident remains under investigation.
