Police investigation launched after video shows passenger racially abusing bus driver

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A police investigation has been launched after a passenger racially abusing a bus driver was caught on video Grandfather-of-five Lindon Daniels, 65, was subjected to cruel verbal abuse from a passenger when preparing to start his shift. Arthur Blount, 27, the passenger who filmed the video, can be heard saying to the abusive man “Nah, that’s not on mate”. “So I told him I wasn’t prepared to continue with him on the bus after what he said – and the video shows what he was saying when he stepped off. “I have never seen such overt racism before in my life.” A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police confirmed officers are “investigating a report of racial abuse towards a bus driver on Mare Street, E8 on Tuesday, 26 October.” Siwan Hayward, director of compliance, policing operations and security at TfL: “We are appalled to hear about this racist abuse against Mr Daniels.