Two bus drivers see bloody bicyclist and offer no help

Admittedly "discombobulated," Boston-El needed a passenger's help to rack his bike, he said. Another passenger told him, "You're dripping blood," and asked the TriMet driver for paper towels. 

But neither that driver, Boston-El said, or the one piloting the No. 4 that dropped him near Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, offered him aid. 

TriMet's Mary Fetsch is puzzled by that. "We see this all the time," she said. "If our operators witness something, even if TriMet isn't involved, they call in for help. It's a very active role we play, calling for medical assistance."

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