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Bus driver in SW France brain dead after attack over masks

A bus driver in Bayonne, south-west France was described as brain dead on Monday after challenging a group of passengers who boarded his vehicle on Sunday evening without tickets or masks which by law must be worn by all passengers on public transport.

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A bus driver in south-western France has been declared brain dead after being attacked by several people he refused to let aboard his vehicle because they were not wearing face masks as required because of the continuing coronavirus threat, reports Radio France Internationale.

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