Cardiff train passenger smashed driver's window

The train was vandalised by a passenger who had just been thrown off

A train passenger smashed the driver's windscreen after he was thrown off a busy service near Cardiff.

Following an argument with a guard, the passenger was ejected at Eastbrook station in the Vale of Glamorgan at about 08:15 BST on Wednesday.

Police said the passenger then launched an object at the driver's windscreen, leaving the train unable to continue.

British Transport Police officers said a 22-year-old man from Barry had been arrested and remained in custody.

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The train could not leave the station, causing disruption to other services