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Man Arrested After Pushing Woman Into Bus; Driver Hailed Hero

6/16/2026

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Police arrested a man on suspicion of bodily harm after he pushed a woman into a bus on Putney Bridge, after a 2024 stage production urged witnesses to come forward.
Bus driver Oliver Salbris swerved, preventing the woman’s death, earning him praise as a hero for his reflexes.
Playwright Sonya Kelly turned the incident into the 2024 drama Once Upon a Bridge, urging audiences to give new information to police.

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Police arrested a man on suspicion of bodily harm after he pushed a woman into a bus on Putney Bridge, after a 2024 stage production urged witnesses to come forward.
Bus driver Oliver Salbris swerved, preventing the woman’s death, earning him praise as a hero for his reflexes.
Playwright Sonya Kelly turned the incident into the 2024 drama Once Upon a Bridge, urging audiences to give new information to police.