A bus driver was assaulted and threatened with death after he confronted a passenger who refused to pay for a ticket, reports Skövde Nyheter.
The incident occurred at Skövde travel center on Monday evening.
He had been hit in the face and the man had also threatened to kill him, says Marlen Blom, station commander at Skövde police, to the newspaper.
The suspected perpetrator fled the scene. The bus driver – who is in his 60s – did not need to seek medical attention.