A woman collapses in front of shocked shoppers after being “throttled” by the female driver of an open-top tourist bus on the South Bank.
Witnesses today said the 27-year-old victim, a graduate at King’s College London, was attacked for filming the Golden Tours bus on her mobile phone as it allegedly ran a red light.
The driver, a woman in her 30s, left the empty double-decker in the middle of Stamford Street - its doors open and engine running - and leapt from the cab to launch the “ugly” assault.
In footage obtained by the Standard the terrified young woman can be heard screaming: “Let go of me, you have to let go of me” as she is grabbed around the throat.
The stocky driver retorts: “You took my picture! Delete my picture!” as she attempts to wrestle her bag from her.
Drivers and cyclists were forced to swerve as the two women grappled in the street before the victim was dragged to the roadside where she collapsed.
She appeared to briefly lose consciousness as she slumped onto the pavement clutching her neck.
The driver, wearing a white blouse, black trousers and shades, turned angrily on a crowd of passers-by who had gathered to remonstrate with her.
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