When the driver approached the rider to offer assistance, the unhinged man punched him multiple times and poured a bottle of lighter fluid on him, cops said.
A Brooklyn bus driver was pummeled and doused with lighter fluid by an demented passenger over the weekend.
After pulling over and telling all the passengers to get off the bus, the driver noticed one man who was still on board, according to authorities.
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