Robbery with machete in bus

Robbery with machete in bus

World March 20, 2016 10:38

amersfoort - A bus driver was mugged Saturday night around 21:30 hours by three guys with a machete in Amersfoort district Zielhorst. A dark boy of about 16 years stopped the bus at the Trompetstraat. Two companions jumped as soon as the door opened inwards, one of them the driver threatened with a knife. He pounded repeatedly on the paytable. Meanwhile, was the first man on the bus to prevent it ran. The driver gave his own wallet and the till down to robbers. 'They do not have much looted, perhaps around 100 euros,' said spokesman Hendri Beltman Connexxion.

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. '

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