A Queens bus driver was attacked yesterday when a male passenger stole her $1,500 gold and diamond ring, union and police sources said.
The violence came just nine days after a Brooklyn bus driver was stabbed to death while on the job.
Tamica King, 31, was driving the Q66 at 7:40 a.m. near Queens Plaza North when her only passenger sat behind her and grabbed a brown paper bag that contained her lunch.
A struggle ensued, and the bag fell, breaking a bottle inside. The thug used a piece of broken glass to cut King’s right wrist, causing a minor wound.
He also pulled the ring off King’s finger before he ran off the bus.