Chinese boy, 12, steals bus and takes it on a 40-minute joyride
Police quiz youngster after he takes vehicle from terminus and drives it 10km through Guangzhou
A 12-year-old Chinese boy caused a stir last week when he stole a bus and drove it for 10km through the streets of Guangzhou, local media reported.
The joyride lasted about 40 minutes before the youngster, who was not named, was intercepted by police close to a local college, Southern Metropolis Daily reported via social media.
Video footage of the incident showed the youngster driving the bus away from a terminus in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong province, about 2pm on Friday.
In the film, apparently shot by a member of the public from another vehicle, the child can be clearly seen at the wheel of the bus as it travels along a main road. Several other people witnessed his antics and contacted the authorities.