Man sought after punching and smashing door of MBTA bus

Investigators are looking for a man who was caught on camera smashing the door of an MBTA bus at a station in Boston.

The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday at Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain. Transit police said the man punched the door when he was unable to board the bus, which was stopped at a traffic light.

Authorities are looking to identify the man.

Riders were surprised when they saw the video.

“That’s a pretty strong punch,” one man said. “Imagine if that was somebody’s face.”

While he understood the frustration of someone trying to get on a bus, he condemned the violent outburst.

“Sometimes the bus, really, when they see you coming, they don’t really stop for you, so I get that, but at the same time, he should have never done that,” the rider said.

There were delays after the bus had to be pulled from service, transit police said, adding that the man will face a charge of malicious destruction of property when he is identified.