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Police appeal after gang's bus attack
Somerset Guardian
|January 01, 2026
A man was attacked by a group of six people after they opened the emergency exit of a bus in Frome.
The incident happened at around 5pm on Friday, December 12. The group, who are all believed to be teenage boys, opened the emergency exit of a bus on Cork Street.
The group then attacked a man after he challenged them. The victim suffered injuries to his face, head and arms.
Avon and Somerset Police has released CCTV of people it would like to speak to. The people are “believed to be white and were wearing dark-coloured clothing” at the time of the incident.
This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of Somerset Guardian.
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