Stolen double decker bus "caught" at M4 service station

Police say they found the bus "hiding" at Leigh Delamere services

Author: Jess PaynePublished 27th Sep 2023
Last updated 29th Jan 2024

A stolen double decker bus was ‘caught’ by police this morning (27th September).

The Wiltshire Police Roads Policing Unit found the stolen First bus ‘hiding’ at a service station on the M4.

With help from the public, officers managed to catch the vehicle, which was stolen from Bristol.

The driver has been arrested on suspicion of taking the vehicle without consent, drug driving and other driving offences.

In a post on X, formally known as twitter, the force joked: “you wait and wait for a bus and then… a stolen one arrives!”

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