WASHINGTON (AP) — A man attacked a bus driver, stole the bus, then struck and killed a pedestrian after the bus jumped a curb at a gas station in northeast Washington on Tuesday, police said. 
 
 The man with a weapon stood by the driver for a time and then attacked the driver, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a news conference. Passengers fled the bus, and the driver hit the emergency button before getting off himself, she said. 
 
 The man shut the door and drove off. As the bus pulled into a gas station parking lot, it went over a curb and hit the pedestrian, who was killed, Lanier said. 
 
 The man who stole the bus appeared distraught and was violent as officers took him into custody, she said. 
 
 Lanier called it a "bizarre incident," saying it was uncharacteristic for a person to take a bus and attack a bus driver. The string of events took place over just three minutes, she said. The gas station is just five blocks from where the man boarded the bus. 
 
 Metro officials tweeted that the bus driver was hurt, but his injuries were not life-threatening. They say passengers on the bus were not injured. ||||| A man attacked a Metrobus driver with a weapon and hijacked his bus Tuesday morning, D.C. police said. The bus then struck a pedestrian, who later died. 
 
 It's not clear where the bus was taken from, but police say the bus in now stopped at a gas station in the 4300 block of Minnesota Avenue in Northeast Washington. 
 
 Police say the suspect got on the bus and attacked the bus driver with a weapon. The driver managed to get off the bus, but suffered a back injury in the process. He is expected to be OK. 
 
 The suspect then drove the bus a short distance, causing several accidents along the way. In the 3800 block of J Street, the bus struck a pedestrian, who later died. 
 
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 The bus eventually crashed at the gas station on Minnesota Avenue NE. 
 
 The suspect is now in custody and was taken to the hospital, according to D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier. 
 
 "It's a bizzare incident," Lanier said. "The whole incident occurred in less than three minutes." 
 
 It's not clear whether any passengers were on the bus at the time. 
 
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– A man attacked a bus driver, stole the bus, then struck and killed a pedestrian after the bus jumped a curb at a gas station Tuesday in Washington, DC, police said. The man boarded the bus and eventually got up from his seat and attacked the driver with what appeared to be a screwdriver or needle-nose pliers, reports NBC Washington. Passengers fled, and the driver hit the emergency button before getting off himself, said Police Chief Cathy Lanier, per the AP. The man shut the door and drove off, but as the bus pulled into a gas station parking lot, it went over a curb and hit the pedestrian, who was killed. The man who stole the bus appeared distraught and was violent as officers took him into custody, said Lanier. "It was a bizarre incident," she noted. The string of events took place over just three minutes, with the gas station just five blocks from where the man boarded the bus. Metro officials tweeted that the bus driver was hurt but that his injuries were not life-threatening. They say passengers on the bus were not injured.