Police have charged a man with assault after an elderly volunteer lollipop man was punched in the face at a crossing near Cloverdale Primary School on Wednesday, a day before International Volunteer Day.

The alleged assault came to light after a Facebook post, which included pictures of the lollipop man following the assault looking shocked and with blood on his face, attracted hundreds of outraged comments.

A V.I.P lawn mower man allegedly attacked a lollipop man near Cloverdale Primary School on December 5, a day before International Volunteer Day. Credit:Facebook

The post alleged a lawnmower man from a V.I.P. Lawns and Gardens franchise had punched the 72-year-old volunteer.

A Department of Education spokeswoman said the crossing in question was more than a block away from Cloverdale Primary School and school management weren’t aware of the incident until late on Wednesday.