Florida man complains of weeks-long roach infestation on city bus

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 25 (UPI) -- A Florida man said his ride on a Jacksonville city bus took a turn for the disgusting when he discovered the vehicle was infested with cockroaches.

Elijah Williams posted photographic and video evidence to Facebook of the roach infestation he discovered while riding the Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus.

"One was crawling on my leg," Williams told ActionNewsJax.

Williams said he alerted the driver to the situation.

"I first contacted the bus driver that was driving the bus and after speaking with her, she told me to contact JTA and I spoke with the gentleman. He said they were going to investigate it," Williams said.

However, Williams, who said he currently has no other means of transportation, said he grew frustrated when a month passed and the bus remained infested.

JTA public relations manager Leigh Ann Rassler said it took time to address the issue because there was initially a miscommunication about which bus was filled with roaches.

"We were like, what's going on here, we need to pull this bus and check this out," Rassler said.

Rassler said the bus has been temporarily pulled from service and fumigated. She said it will be thoroughly inspected before being returned to service.