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A Metrobus driver is recovering after his bus was hijacked by an armed man in Northeast Tuesday morning.
“There was a weapon of some sort that was displayed. The driver of the bus was forced off the bus,” said Assistant Chief Peter Newsham of the moments before the bus was hijacked.
The injured driver was able to hit an emergency button before exiting the bus, which Metro confirms triggers a distress call to bus operations, starts GPS tracking and displays the phrase “Emergency — call 911″ on the bus exterior.
The union wants Metro Transit Police officers to periodically get on board.
