Packed bus struck by pellets

WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester police say a bus packed with as many as 40 passengers was struck eight times by projectiles apparently fired from a pellet gun.

Police say one elderly passenger was transported to a hospital after saying he was struck in the chest by glass, but no glass was found inside the Worcester Regional Transit Authority bus. The vehicle suffered damage, including a cracked windshield.

No one has been arrested in connection the shooting at about 3:30 p.m. Monday on Main Street, not far from City Hall.

John Carney, general manager of the company that operates the buses, tells The Telegram & Gazette that the bus was stopped and lowered to let passengers on and off when the pellets struck. He says the driver, whom he did not identify, followed proper procedure.

Information from: Telegram & Gazette, http://www.telegram.com