a bus targeted by gunfire, drivers of the Grenoble transport network exercise their right of withdrawal

A bus was hit by seven shots on Monday April 22 around 11:45 p.m., in Échirolles, south of Grenoble, in Isère, reports France Bleu Isère. The incident occurred when the bus, which was not carrying passengers, arrived at the terminus of the C7 Comboire line. The driver took refuge behind the driver’s room of the bus terminal and was not injured but was shocked, according to a Mtag network incident report.

The forensic police are still on site this Tuesday morning to inspect the bus and the bullet holes. An investigation is open. In reaction, the FO union told France Bleu that “all drivers as well as controllers and employees” of the transport network of the Grenoble metropolis “apply their right of withdrawal” . “The entire M TAG network is very seriously disrupted for the day of Tuesday April 23, 2024”indicates the network on its website.

Tuesday evening, the network indicates that bus and tram traffic will resume normally this Wednesday morning. On the other hand, contacted by France Bleu Isère, Georges Garcia, representing Force Ouvrière at M’Tag, indicates that line C7, on which the bus was the target of gunfire during the night from Monday to Tuesday, does not will not circulate normally. The terminus, Échirolles Comboire, where the attack took place, will no longer be served for several days.