Blind boy punched in bus dispute

Stagecoach is investigating an incident on one of its buses where a blind 14-year-old boy was assaulted following a dispute with the driver.

He presented the driver with a card for the visually impaired when he boarded the bus in Wellington's Island Bay.

The driver did not accept the card belonged to the boy and asked him to get off the bus.

While the matter was being discussed, another passenger punched the boy and dragged him onto the pavement.

Police say it appears the driver did not intervene and drove on after the incident.

Stagecoach spokesman Eddie McCaffery said they have yet to hear the driver's version of events.

- NEWSTALK ZB