Angry man assaults London bus driver as his young daughter watches

A trending video recorded by an African passerby has shown the shocking moment a London, UK bus driver is shoved and shouted at by an angry passenger who claimed the bus driver refused to pick him up when he waved- while his confused young daughter watches on.

The clip, posted to X, formerly Twitter, shows the confrontation yards away from where the 364 bus is parked near what appears to be a council estate in London.

Police have said they are aware of the footage which sees the father swear and point his finger at the driver before pushing him with both hands and warning he is ‘coming back’ for him.

The man, dressed in a leather jacket with a red cap and sunglasses, can initially be heard shouting aggressively at the driver, who seems to be walking in the area while on his break.

He appears to be upset that he was not seen by the driver while hailing him from outside a shop earlier in the day.

The alarmed bus driver tries to argue back and claims that he had not seen the man, whose child is standing a few yards behind him.

But soon the infuriated father starts raising his voice further and swearing, while pointing his finger at the driver.

Pushing himself up very close to the bus staff member, the man says: ‘I’ll tell you what, I’m going to drop my kid off…and you’re on this route all f****** day, I’m going to f****** come for you, you little p****.’

He then shouts: ‘Do you understand? Do you understand?’

By now the bus driver has decided to stop responding to the irate man and remains silent during the interrogation.

The father’s anger then comes to a head and he shoves the driver with both hands.

The cameraman intervenes at this point and says, ‘that is assault’, before advising the bus driver to ‘not do anything’ and ‘just leave him’.

The man continues to encroach on the driver and forces him closer to a ledge above some stairs while his daughter starts shouting and gesturing towards the road.

Escaping any further conflict, the bus driver steps down from the ledge, puts his hands in his pockets and stares at the enraged father from below.

The man then begins to walk away from the scene but not before he uses more expletives and points aggressively again at the driver.

He adds: ‘He’s seen me put me arm out outside the shop.

‘He literally carried on f****** driving.

‘I’ve got a three-year-old, I’m coming back for you, you p****.’

The father then shouts back at the driver as he walks off and says: ‘Probably catch you at Ilford, yeah?’

The clip, which has received over 1.6million views on X, was posted on Saturday.

The 364 bus, which is parked by the scene of the fracas, runs between Dagenham East and Hainault Street in the centre of Ilford in east London where the man suggested he might see the bus driver later in the day.

A Met Police spokesman said: ‘Police are aware of the footage and in contact with Transport for London.

‘Anyone who can identify the man seen confronting the bus driver in the video is asked to call 101 or message @MetCC quoting ref 5526/31Mar’.

Watch the confrontation here.