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Two jump in front of Albuquerque buses in 2-day span Officials said it was extremely rare, but two people jumped in front of city buses in the span of two days this past week. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT AN INSECTICIDE, THAT POSED NO THREAT. OFFICIALS ARE CALLING IT EXTREMELY RARE - AND YET, IT'S HAPPENED TWICE IN JUST TWO DAYS. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN CRUZ SHOWS US HOW PEOPLE ARE THROWING THEMSELVES AT ALBUQUERQUE BUSES. IT'S NEW AT 10. IT'S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN ABQ RIDE BUS PICKS UP PASSENGERS NEAR THE WALMART ON SAN MATEO. IT THEN CONTINUES SOUTH... THE DRIVER IS CHATTING WITH A MAN ONBOARD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ... NAT SOUND THERE'S A BIG COMMOTION... ALL BECAUSE THIS MAN ... LEAPT IN FRONT OF THE BUS. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BUS'S DIFFERENT SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT THE DRIVER TRIED SWERVING OUT OF THE WAY... BUT, THERE WAS NO AVOIDING HIM. I don't know what to think. RICK DEREYES WORKS WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS TUESDAY'S INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND TIME SOMEONE JUMPED OUT AT A CITY BUS IN THE SAME WEEK. SOT I've never heard of 2 people jumping out at the bus in successive days. monday's incident happened here, along lomas near luna. officials say a man launched himself at a bus as it drove by. DEREYES SAYS BOTH OF THE MEN IN THESE INCIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OK AS FOR THE BUS DRIVERS... Very scared. They felt - they were shaking. DEREYES SAYS ALL CITY OFFICIALS CAN DO IS TO REMIND BUS DRIVERS TO BE ALERT. There's nothing you can really do if someone wants to go that way. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHY THESE MEN JUMPED OUT AT THE BUSES. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT.