Passengers take axe and brass knuckles from man on Winnipeg transit bus
WINNIPEG — An incident where police say passengers on a Winnipeg bus disarmed a man with an axe and brass knuckles has intensified calls for transit safety in the city.
There has been concern about safety on Winnipeg buses since last month’s fatal stabbing of a city bus driver.
Police say passengers on Friday night took the items away from the 22-year-old man without incident and that they and the driver then escorted the man off the bus.
He was arrested a short time later on the sidewalk.