Pensioner suffered broken hip after being pushed to floor in bus queue

Police say a man in the queue took offence when the pensioner allowed women and children to board first

Author: Rosanna Robins Published 14th Oct 2024

Police in west London say an 85-year-old man suffered a broken hip after being pushed to the ground by a man who was annoyed the pensioner had let women and children board a bus first.

The Metropolitan Police has issued a picture of a man they want to speak to following the incident at a bus station in Hammersmith in July.

The victim was attempting to board the 220 bus at 1pm on July 2nd when he stopped to allow a group of women and children to get on first,holding up other passengers behind him.

Police say a man in the queue seemed to take offence to this and began verbally abusing the elderly man before physically pushing him out of the way - causing him to fall to the ground.

He suffered a broken hip as a result of the attack and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Anyone who can identify the man in the image is urged to contact the force on 101.