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Sian Traynor

West Lothian passengers narrowly avoid injury after bus attacked on route

West Lothian bus passengers were left lucky not to have been hurt after the vehicle was attacked last week.

Police in the area have issued a warning after the First Bus was targeted while it completed a route through Blackridge on Saturday (March 26.)

Making their way through the small village, the bus appeared to have had a missile thrown in through the window as it was moving, with one window completely smashed.

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An image shared by officers showed the vehicle to have an entire window missing, with sharp shards of glass surrounding the frame and having fallen onto passengers' seats.

Speaking about the incident, police said everyone on the bus was lucky not to have been injured, with an appeal now launched for information regarding the attack.

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A statement read: "Unfortunately First Bus have reported that one of their buses was subject to a vandalism when travelling through Blackridge about 9pm on Saturday 26th March.

"Thankfully no one was injured on this occasion, however incidents like this can cause serious injury to passengers and drivers as well as affecting bus services to communities in West Lothian.

"Should anyone have information regarding this please contact Police on 101 quoting incident number 3937 26/03/2022. If you wish to remain anonymous please contact the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

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