Overview
- Stadtwerke Bamberg said Thursday it dismissed the driver with immediate effect and banned him from company sites.
- Police report that a passenger drove the city bus for under 100 meters near Bamberg’s central bus station on Friday with the driver’s permission.
- The abrupt brake during the short ride left at least two passengers with minor bruises.
- Investigators are probing the passenger for driving without a license and negligent bodily harm, and the driver for possible traffic and criminal offenses.
- The operator plans further legal steps and says the works council supports the firing, while the motive and any tie between the two remain unknown.