Bus driver hit with water balloon

A Port Authority bus driver was taken to the hospital after being struck in the face by a water balloon at Lincoln and Lemington avenues this morning.

According to authority spokesman Jim Ritchie, a passer-by threw the balloon at the driver of an inbound 74 Homewood-Squirrel Hill bus when he opened the front door at a stop at about 8:30 a.m.

The unidentified driver was taken to UPMC St. Margaret.



First published on May 11, 2011 at 10:23 am