Acid Attack Sparks Chaos on Lewisham Bus
Emergency services swarmed Lewisham High Street on Sunday evening after a suspected acid attack on a Route 54 bus near the fire station. Police, fire crews, and ambulance teams rushed to the scene where a man was doused with a corrosive substance following a heated argument.
Violent Row Over Mobile Phones Ends in Horror
The bus driver, a veteran employee with over 17 years on the job, revealed the shocking ordeal. “I was driving when an argument broke out over mobile phone use,” he said. “A big black male started yelling at a white male, saying he didn’t like phones on public transport.”
“The attacker began repeating everything the other man said. Then the punch-up started.”
“I heard the victim scream as the attacker pulled out something and sprayed the man’s face. He was screaming, ‘My face! My eye! I can’t see!’”
The shaken driver stopped the bus outside Lewisham fire station. “They pulled the victim out and sprayed his face with water. He looked really bad. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. It was all over something silly.”
As the doors opened, the attacker fled the scene. Police are now hunting him.
Victim Hospitalised, Manhunt Underway
- One man rushed to hospital with corrosive substance injuries
- Suspect on the run after fleeing scene
- Bus sealed off as a crime scene
A Met Police spokesman said: “We’re working in Lewisham High Street after a man in his 40s was assaulted and sprayed at around 9.20pm with an unknown substance. He’s been taken to hospital; his condition isn’t thought to be life-threatening.”
No arrests have been made yet. The police urge anyone who witnessed the incident to call 101 quoting reference 7135/01mar.
