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A 42-year-old man has died after being stabbed aboard a Coast Mountain bus in Richmond on Tuesday afternoon.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the probe.

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Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a fight between two passengers aboard the transit bus near No. 3 and Cambie roads.

Officers arrived to find one of the men suffering from serious stab wounds. He later died in hospital.

A 22-year-old Richmond man was arrested and taken into police custody.

Charges have not yet been laid and no names have been released.

IHIT believes the incident began as a random argument between two men that escalated into a physical assault.

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

“Determining what initiated the dispute between the two men involved will be a key priority for our investigators,” said IHIT Sgt. Frank Jang. “We urgently need to speak with those passengers that left the bus after the incident who have not yet spoken to police.”

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