Knife attack on Surrey transit bus leaves man with life-threatening injuries
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Metro Vancouver Transit Police are investigating a stabbing involving a TransLink bus in Surrey Saturday morning.
Warning: This story contains a description of violence that some readers may find disturbing.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are investigating a stabbing aboard a TransLink bus in Surrey that left a man with life-threatening injuries Saturday morning.
In a statement, MVTP said the stabbing occurred "just after 9:30 a.m." while the bus was travelling on Fraser Highway near 156 Street. The stabbing was part of an altercation between two male passengers on the bus, according to police.
"During the altercation, one of the males allegedly took out a knife and slashed the other male across the throat," police said in their statement.
Images from the scene show a 503 bus stopped on Fraser Highway near 148 Street. Two ambulances, RCMP and transit police vehicles can also be seen parked nearby, and police tape blocks off a portion of the sidewalk.
A kitchen knife can be seen on the sidewalk, surrounded by orange traffic cones.
Transit police and Surrey RCMP quickly located the suspect, who was arrested for attempted murder, according to MVTP.
