A CityGo bus driver is assaulted late Thursday afternoon at a stop in downtown Salina at about 5:20 p.m.

Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck said the 59-year-old male driver was punched in the face and knocked to the ground while standing outside the bus behind 218 S. Santa Fe.

The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-20s, wearing a dark cap, red shirt, and dark shorts. He left the area in a southbound direction.

The driver declined medical treatment.