This is the horrifying moment a bus driver was stabbed in the eye with a Stanley knife by a passer-by . The 41-year-old was driving his route along the high street in Penge , south east London , when the suspect and another man with a dog walked out in front of the bus . The driver challenged the man , who was crossing the road with a young child , after he was forced to slam on his brakes and he proceeded to kick the doors of the bus as it passed . Appeal : Police are trying to trace this man who stabbed a bus driver in the eye with a Stanley knife and ran off . Attack : Metropolitan Police have released these CCTV images in a bid to trace the suspect , who can be seen putting his arm through the cab of the bus and stabbing him . When it stopped at a set of traffic lights further along the road the man is seen running towards the open window of his cab . He then leans inside and attacked the driver with a Stanley knife , causing a puncture wound to his eye before making off . The bus driver was taken to hospital after the incident at about 5pm on June 30 last year to receive treatment for the wound . Metropolitan Police confirmed that the bus driver has been in hospital since the attack . Officers released the CCTV images in a bid to trace the suspect , who they describe as black , thought to be in his early 20s , with afro hair and wearing a bright blue tracksuit . Anyone with information is urged to contact PC Jay Thorn on 020 3054 8978 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting ref 152798 . The incident began when the man was crossing the road with a toddler followed by a man with a dog and they stepped out in front of the bus . The man and the child continue to walk in front of the bus while the other man and his dog stay at one side . He steps up onto the pavement where he is challenged by the driver about walking out in front of the bus . The man is caught on camera as he kicks the bus door from behind as it passes on the high street in Penge . The bus driver , who the police have not named , is then seen in his seat while waiting at a red traffic signal . The suspect runs up to the side of the bus while it 's waiting in traffic at about 5pm on June 30 last year . CCTV footage then shows the man punching his arm through the open window of the bus driver 's seat . He is armed with a Stanley knife , which he uses to stab the bus driver in the eye , causing a puncture wound . The man then makes off down the street . The bus driver was taken to hospital , where he remains receiving treatment and police are still trying to trace the suspect , who they describe as in his early 20s with an afro .
The 41-year-old bus driver was taking usual route along Penge high street . Suspect holding a child 's hand and a man with a dog walked in front of bus . Driver forced to slam on brakes and challenged man , who kicked bus doors . When bus stops at traffic lights he leans in cab and stabs driver in the eye . Police have released CCTV images showing the suspect being chased by police after stabbing a taxi driver. Police released CCTV in a bid to trace suspect , described as in early 20s .