Bus driver sacked for taking eyes off the road to fiddle with handset with passengers on board Driver was shopped by cyclist who filmed incident on a head-cam Cyclist himself is a bus driver and was appalled by the incident Bus company confirms the driver in question has been sacked A bus driver has been sacked after being filmed using a hand-held device while he was on the move with passengers on board. The driver was caught on film by a cyclist who used his cylcle helmet cam to film the incident. Dave Sherry was riding in Harlow, Essex last week when he spotted the driver's reckless behaviour. Gotcha: Cyclist Dave Sherry captures the moment when the driver uses out his handheld device while still at the wheel On camera: Mr Sherry was cycling alongside the bus when he filmed the driver on his head cam Mr Sherry, who is himself a bus driver, was so angry that he decided to post the footage online. It shows the driver, who was wearing an earpiece, taking his eyes off the road and looking down what appears to be a handset. The bus company claims the device was a portable ticket machine - but have still sacked the driver. Mr Sherry, a father-of-five from London, said: 'I am appalled by this complete disregard for the safety of everyone on the road and feel people need to be made aware of it. This guy should be getting prosecuted now. He is one of many who continue to neglect road safety. Sacked: the driver has since been dismissed by the bus operator Roadrunner Coaches Bus operators Roadrunner Coaches said: 'The driver has since been dismissed because he shouldn't have been looking at something when he was driving. 'He was looking at a hand held module that produces the tickets but he still shouldn't have been doing that while the bus was moving. He obviously took it out because it was broken or something but he should have waited until he had stopped. Essex Police said they are investigating the incident and had not yet decided on the question of prosecution. A spokesman said: 'We are aware of this footage and it is being looked at to establish whether any offence has been committed. The force is committed to reducing road casualties and in all cases, if the evidence exists to support prosecutions for motoring offences, action will be taken. The driver was spotted on the R1 bus route, which operates between Harlow bus station and Sumners and St Katherine's areas of the town.