Overview

• A 47-year-old driver who transports children with disabilities sustained a bloody nose and broken glasses and was taken to hospital with a suspected nasal fracture.
• Police say several children in the vehicle independently reported that a woman struck their driver during a Thursday pickup.
• According to initial reports, the dispute began over alleged lateness as the driver arrived to collect a child in Nieder-Olm in the Mainz-Bingen district.
• A replacement driver took over the route and completed the journey to the school after the incident.
• The woman denies punching the driver, says she only shoved him, and accuses him of trespassing, while police open a case that could include bodily harm and property-related offenses.