A teenager assaulted an MTA bus driver who told him he had to wear a mask in order to ride in Brooklyn Thursday morning, cops said.
The incident unfolded around noon at Flushing Avenue and Broadway when mask-free 18-year-old Jacques Mothersill boarded the back of the B46 bus, cops said.
MTA rules require riders to wear masks and board through the front door.
The 39-year-old operator informed Mothersill of MTA policies — at which point the teen became irate, officials said.
Mothersill somehow reached around the barrier that separates the driver from passengers and “struck the driver multiple times with his fists,” cops said.
The teen has been arrested four times in the past on petit larceny and misdemeanor assault charges.
The busman suffered injuries to his elbow and shoulder and was taken to Woodhull Hospital.