A 72-YEAR-OLD Colchester man has been arrested on suspicion of assault while on a coach in the town.

The bus was stopped in Remembrance Avenue at about 2.50pm today when police swooped in.

A spokeswoman for Essex Police said: “The man has been arrested following an incident on a bus in Colchester.

“He was arrested when the bus was stopped and is being questioned in Colchester police station.”