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A Christchurch man literally took the bus in Invercargill yesterday but got only as far as Winton before crashing it.
The man bought a ticket for the Atomic Shuttles bus, which runs from Invercargill to Dunedin, but became impatient when the driver left the vehicle to help a passenger leaving the keys in the ignition.
He allegedly got behind the wheel --- kicking out his fellow travellers.
"Inquiries have revealed the person that took it was trying to get to Christchurch," Sergeant Wing Ng told the Southland Times.
But he drove only as far as Winton 30km away before rolling the bus.
Usoalii Aliivaa, 26, appeared in Invercargill District Court yesterday charged with motor vehicle theft. He was remanded in custody.
- NZPA
