Wild moment passenger attacks driver on moving bus, sending it flying into the side of an Oklahoma building

A crazed Oklahoma City man punched and tackled a city bus driver Saturday afternoon, causing the bus to crash into a brick building.

Police arrested the 23-year-old suspect, Tihron Harrison, and charged him with assault and battery, according to local affiliate FOX 25.

Police said Harrison became enraged when the bus driver wouldn't stop the bus at an earlier stop.

'The suspect asked to be let off at the intersection of Britton and Western. The bus driver told him he couldn't do that,' said Lt. Jeff Cooper with the Oklahoma City Police Department. 

Video of the incident that followed shows the suspect punch through the plexiglass covering around the driver before attempting to pull him out. Eventually, the attacker was able to rip the driver from his seat and tackle him into the aisle.

The suspect (pictured right) is about to begin the confrontation

He reaches back behind the clear barrier to get at the bus driver

The moment he first attempts to get the driver away from the wheel

Another passenger comes to the front of the bus, attempting to break up the tussle

The bus driver is tackled into the aisle by the suspect

The bus driver is unable to get back to the wheel before it collides with a building

A passenger with a red hat tried to intervene and get the suspect off the driver, which allowed the driver to get free for a brief moment before the bus suffered a head-on collision with the Britton Lumber building.

When cops arrived at the scene, Harrison was still there but resisted arrest, according to a police report obtained by FOX 25. Harrison then ran and tried to scale a fence. 

His escape attempt was unsuccessful and police brought him back to St. Anthony's Hospital.

The bus driver was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.