Robbery with machete in bus

A bus driver was mugged Saturday night around 21:30 hours by three guys with a machete in Amersfoort district Zielhorst.

Bus companies struggling for some time with attacks on their drivers. Arriva therefore starts in ten days in South Holland and the Achterhoek pilot a ticket machine on the bus. The transport company hopes to avoid robberies. In Amsterdam it is intended that bus passengers from the end only pay with pin this year. That way there is no more cash in the drawer of the driver. Connexxion has reduced the number of different cards, in order to minimize the amount of money in the bus.

'All operators are busy with new payment systems, but it is difficult to find the right technique. Tourists should also be able to buy a ticket with a foreign debit card, 'said spokesman Beltman. The robbery bus was equipped with cameras in Amersfoort's. According Connexxion the perpetrators properly imaged, but they are not easily recognizable. The boys had done a scarf on their face. It was dark three boys aged around 16 years old. They wore all three hooded vest, shorts and sneakers. Connexxion has reported, the police are investigating the matter. The bus driver was startled, but will according to Connexxion tonight just to work. 'He thinks go to work is the best way to get over. '