Bus driver pulls over and chases off mugger after spotting him trying to snatch elderly woman’s bag on the street
- Károly Zsolt Kis was driving in Miskolc, Hungary when he saw the attack
- He pulled the bus over and ran out to push the mugger off the victim
- Police have arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of the attempted bag snatch
This is the moment a brave bus driver went to the rescue of an elderly woman when a mugger tried to snatch her bag.
Károly Zsolt Kis was driving by Újgyőr market in Miskolc, Hungary, when he spotted the woman with a walking stick trying to fend off the attacker.
Footage recorded by the bus surveillance cameras shows the driver stopping the bus and leaping out of his cab.
Footage recorded by the bus surveillance cameras show the brave driver stopping to help the elderly woman in Miskolc, Hungary
Károly, who had served in Iraq, then runs over and pushes the man off the victim.
The bus driver, who has served in Iraq, stands between the mugger and the victim until he runs away.
He looks through the trees on the side of the road to check the mugger is gone.
Károly Zsolt Kis gets off the bus after spotting a man trying to snatch an elderly woman’s bag in the street
The driver, who previously served in Iraq, pushes the mugger off the victim
The elderly lady then boards the bus and it continues on its route.
Police have identified and arrested a 27-year-old man suspect after the incident shortly before 9.30am on June 5.
She was not injured but she was shaken up by the incident, according to local reports.
He waits for the attempted mugger to run away before the elderly woman boards the bus and it continues on its route