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Canadian police say a member of the general public who took an Ontario transit bus for a joyride, with about 10 passengers nonetheless onboard, didn’t even go away “a ding.”
Police say the person, who drove the articulated bus alongside its route by town, additionally fastidiously denied entry to a passenger trying to board with an expired bus pass.
“It’s comical but at the same time it’s serious. We’re thankful nobody was hurt,” Hamilton police spokesperson Trevor McKenna stated, in line with NCS affiliate CBC.
The joyride befell Tuesday evening, after the actual bus driver pulled right into a terminal and received out to take a break.
A person then boarded the bus and drove away, making a number of stops for passengers to enter and exit, in accordance a press launch from the Hamilton police Wednesday.
McKenna stated that in the first place passengers didn’t notice the person behind the wheel wasn’t really an actual bus driver, however when he began making unsuitable turns, they helped by giving him instructions, CBC stories.
Hamilton police say they adopted the bus, “mindful of the potential risk to public safety.” They labored with Hamilton Street Railway to entry the bus’s GPS and stored their sirens off.
“We didn’t want to spook him,” McKenna stated. “We didn’t want to make this a tragedy.”
After about quarter-hour, police have been in a position to safely cease the bus and take the suspect into custody with none incident. No one was injured.
The suspect, who police aren’t naming, has no fastened tackle and has been charged with theft and possession over $5,000, obstructing police and driving whereas prohibited, in line with the press launch. He will seem in courtroom to reply any costs.