Amazing CCTV footage has emerged of a wrestling match between a bus driver and two passengers which cost the father-of-10 his job.
Driver David Newstead becomes irate when passenger Tyler Belgrave-Breeds, 23, turns round the nearside wing mirror of the number 89 bus at a stop in Mayplace Road West, Bexleyheath.
The prank succeeds in winding up Mr Newstead, of Landseer Avenue, Northfleet, who then appears to lunge at Belgrave-Breeds and attempt to hit him twice in the head.
Belgrave-Breeds flings a can at Mr Newstead's head.
Mr Newstead then retreats to his cab, but his tormentor persists in tampering with the mirror before picking up a can of drink from the street and appearing to fling it at the back of the driver’s head.
At this point Mr Newstead really loses his cool and chases after Belgrave-Breeds, who almost immediately trips over and falls on the pavement, bringing his pursuer down on top of him.
A wrestling match ensues, with Dickson joining in on behalf of his friend, before two passersby try to split the trio up.
The driver chases after his tormentor and they both fall to the pavement while Dickson looks on.
A group of school children then run across the road to witness the brawl before other rush hour travellers crowd round at the end of the four minute clip release by the Met’s Safer Transport Command.
Belgrave-Breeds, of Brastead Road, Erith, and Dickson, of Lowfield Street, Dartford, were later arrested and charged with affray.
On October 17 the pair were convicted in their absence at Bromley Magistrates’ Court.
A group of school children darts across the road to watch the ruckus.
A warrant was issued for their arrest but they have still not been apprehended by police.
Mr Newstead also admitted affray and received a conditional discharge at a hearing in August.
He claims he is struggling to feed his large family as he can’t get a job with any bus companies since being fired by Go Ahead for gross misconduct over the incident.
A Go Ahead spokesman said: "Decisions of internal hearings are a matter for the company and employee concerned and we are not at liberty to comment on such issues."
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