“Out of nowhere, our colleague was attacked.” Due to a spontaneous trade union action in the depots of Kortrijk and Geluwe (Wervik), there are significantly fewer buses in service in the south of West Flanders today. According to the unions, this strike started after a passenger punched a bus driver in Kortrijk on Monday morning, who was taken to hospital. “Some drivers are ashamed that something like this happened to them.”
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Passenger hits bus driver in Kortrijk, strike breaks out at De Lijn: “Dad, the great hero, attacked… Just explain it to your children”
Bytaketonews
Jan 12, 2026