ANOTHER service was diverted on Wednesday evening due to ongoing vandalism.

First Bus Service number 15 of Heights Drive was pulled for the rest of the evening and diverted to Pudsey Road.

First West Yorkshire tweeted: “Due to ongoing acts of vandalism, we have pulled the 15 service of Heights Drive for the rest of the evening, buses will Divert along Pudsey Road, Tong Road to Whingate then back on own route at the Commercial.”

A spokesperson for First Bus said: “The safety of our staff and customers is our highest priority and we are working closely with community leaders and youth services to help stop vandalism to our buses.

“We are also assisting the police to investigate the incidents including the use of onboard CCTV footage to help identify the individuals involved. Anyone with information about those taking part should also contact the police or Crimestoppers.

“Every time we have to divert buses, shorten a route, or temporarily suspend services it is disrupting the lives of local people in the communities we serve.  

“Acts of vandalism cause significant interference to timetable arrangements. We aim to source a replacement bus as quickly as possible in order to minimise disruption to our customers, but when vandalism occurs while the bus is in service, then it does inevitably and regrettably result in at least part of that scheduled journey being cancelled. Repairing a bus means it can be missing from service the following day too.”  

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