A bus driver drove off with a cabbie clinging to the doors in a fit of road rage.
Daniel Smith, 34, got into an argument with George Meek, 67, after crashing into him in Glasgow’s Hillington on 13th November, 2022.
Mr Meek, who repeatedly asked Smith for his details, desperately held onto the bar of the open doors as the bus moved off.
The taxi driver then fell to the ground, suffering a string of injuries including broken bones.
McGill’s driver Smith was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was also convicted of assault and pleaded guilty to failing to appear at a court date last year.
The court heard from Mr Meek, a taxi driver of 34 years, who stated in his evidence that he was on his way home before the incident happened.
Mr Meek – who was in the outside lane – claimed that Smith pulled out in front of him from the inside lane.
He said: “I slammed on the brakes and pulled as far as I could to the outside line.
“The bus hit the driver’s side of my taxi and there was a loud bang.
“I thought serious damage had been done to my taxi at that point.”
Prosecutor Tammy Gibson asked the witness how he felt and Mr Meek replied: “I was just in shock.”
Mr Meek stated that the bus continued to drive, so he peeped his horn while driving alongside the single-decker.
He further claimed that Smith “kept looking away” from him.
Smith then pulled over at a bus stop and Mr Meek got out of his taxi and approached him to get registration details.
Mr Meek claimed that Smith told him he did not realise he had collided with the taxi and apologised.
It was then stated Smith denied hitting Mr Meek’s vehicle before the two men ended up on the bus.
Mr Meek claimed that Smith told him he was not getting his insurance details and to get off the bus.
He added: “He then got out of the driver’s side and punched or slapped my phone out of my hand and it hit the ground.
“He told me to get off the bus and I said, ‘Not until I get your details.'”
Smith then drove the bus with Mr Meek still at the open entrance doors.
He said: “My recollection was the bus was hitting the brake.
“I turned around and held onto the bar on the bus and I fell off.
“My legs have not been the same, I can’t sleep, I have nightmares and my arm was killing me. I felt at that point my life was over.”
Mr Meek stated that he “crawled” home and phoned police to report the incident.
Mr Meek was then taken to hospital where he was found to have suffered a broken elbow, broken toes, as well as wounds to his nose and hands.
Horror CCTV of the incident was shown to the court where both men were heard shouting at each other before the incident.
Mark Dunbar, defending, put it to Mr Meek that he had been shouting and screaming at his client.
He replied: “At him, I accept that I said what I probably shouldn’t have said.”
When convicting him, Sheriff Collette Gallagher told Smith that Mr Meek was a “credible and reliable” witness who made concessions about his own behaviour.
The sheriff went on to say that Smith was not a credible or reliable witness.
She said: “Your evidence was not supported by the CCTV and the inconsistencies mean I cannot rely on your evidence.”
Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month.
Smith, of Paisley, Renfrewshire, was granted bail and disqualified from driving in the meantime.