Rowville attack: Heroic bus driver intervenes as teen attacked by two men in Melbourne

A hero bus driver has used a fire extinguisher to fight off two men attacking a teenager with a knife and baton at a Melbourne bus stop on Thursday night.

The incident began when the 19-year-old was approached by the pair at the bus stop outside a shopping centre in Rowville, in the city’s southeast, about 9.30pm.

Following the bus driver’s intervention in the attack, the duo fled in a silver BMW.

The victim was rushed to hospital but is not cooperating with police.

On Friday, Melbourne reporter Teegan Dolling, spoke about the incident on Sunrise.

“(The bus driver) was very heroic because he tried to fight the duo off with a fire extinguisher,” Dolling said, at the scene.

“It was a 19-year-old who was sitting at the bus stop around 9.30pm when two others approached him armed with a baton and knife and seriously injured him.

“He was raced off to hospital, and the duo fled in a silver BMW.

“Unfortunately, that 19-year-old, we have been told, isn’t cooperating with police at the moment.”

The bus driver is said to be “OK” following the incident.

It comes after the Victorian state parliament debated new youth crime legislation overnight.

“We are in a youth crime crisis here and overnight the Upper House were debating the new youth crime bill they were trying to pass through (Parliament),” Dolling said.

“There were 600 amendments the opposition was trying to get through, and hopefully later this morning we’ll find out if it was successful in passing.”

Knox Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.