Cat's commuting love affair is his downfall

Casper, a commuting cat who became a local celebrity in Plymouth, England and made headlines around the world has died doing what he loved.

His love affair with being on the road and travelling, proved to be Casper's downfall, and he was recently killed by a hit-and-run driver.

The adventurous Casper would regularly leave his house and take the bus into the city centre.

The quirky cat would queue behind other passengers at the bus stop outside his home, waiting his turn before walking onto the bus and curling up on a seat for a ride.

He proved to be a hit with passengers and drivers, who'd always make sure Casper returned home safely.

His owner Susan, who picked him out of a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit.

She named him Casper after the cartoon ghost when he immediately started giving her and husband Christopher the run-around with regular "disappearing acts" reports The Herald of Plymouth.

In the past, Mrs Finden said "I don't know what the attraction is but he loves big vehicles like lorries and buses".

"We think he must have come from a travellers' site or a haulage yard because he's not scared of loud vehicles at all."

- NZ HERALD STAFF