Unite the union has today (21 May) sent it condolences after a London bus driver was killed while at work.

 Late at night on Sunday 17 May Sergei Krajev, a driver in his 60s working for First Bus on the 49 from Shepherd’s Bush bus garage to Clapham, was attacked on the Battersea Bridge section of the route.

The driver was assaulted by a man in his 30s, who remains in police custody.

Mr Krajev spent two days in intensive care at St George's Hospital, but it was confirmed yesterday that he had passed away.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Our thoughts go out to Sergei Krajev’s family. A father, husband and grandfather, who went out to work and did not come home.

“TFL needs to take immediate action to ensure the safety of all bus workers. No bus worker should be subjected to violence whilst carrying out their duties. TFL and the bus companies must now swiftly introduce training for drivers on how to respond and deal with violent confrontations.”

Training on how to deal with violence and to diffuse such situations is provided by Transport to London for London Underground staff but bus drivers do not currently receive such training.

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