Driver slams bus into cyclist in revenge

A bus driver in the UK has been jailed after he slammed his vehicle into a cyclist in an act of road rage.

The driver, Gavin Hill, 29, was jailed for 17 months by a British court this week after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm.

Hill, who has been a bus driver for 10 years, told the court that his actions were a ‘moment of madness’.

The court heard that Hill had argued with the cyclist, Phillip Mead, who accused the driver of passing him too close.

What followed on April 5, 2011, was captured on CCTV in the British city of Bristol.

Mead, 43, can be seen cycling along the road, when suddenly the bus next to him swerves violently into his side, knocking the cyclist flying across the ground.

It is understood Mead suffered a broken leg, fractured wrist and thumb, but is expected to make a full recovery.

As well as his sentence, Hill has also been sacked from his job and was disqualified from driving for two-and-a-half years.