Bow murder: Bystanders battled to save pensioner who died after fight on busy London bus

Scene: the fight continued on Parnell Road
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Bystanders battled to save a pensioner who died following a fight on a packed bus in east London, witnesses said.

The victim, thought to be in his late 60s, is believed to have got into a fight with another elderly man on a route 488 bus in Bow, east London, at 8.45pm on Monday evening.

Witnesses said the man was hit on the head on the bus but managed to get off at Parnell Road, less than a mile from the Olympic Stadium, before continuing the brawl.

A 65-year-old who lives on the street that runs alongside Victoria Park, said: “The old boy was hit over the head with something on the bus over nothing really.

“Everyone was out of their houses trying to help him. People got off the bus after they saw him collapse but he looked like he was dead.

“Someone incredibly managed to revive him using CPR and the paramedics sat him in a chair and took him away."

Police said the victim collapsed at the bus stop and was rushed to an east London hospital in an ambulance where he later died.

A Met spokesman said a 73-year-old man was arrested near the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and is being questioned at an east London police station.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Anyone with any information should call 0208 345 3985 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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