Further to our article of last week entitled “Three people arrested following Salisbury double-decker bus crash” it has been revealed that footage from the incident in which a bus was stolen by three youths and driven recklessly around the town of Salisbury, has been posted on the internet.
The video, which was filmed on a mobile phone, begins minutes after the bus was stolen from the town centre by the trio. A teenage girl is seen behind the wheel of the double-decker bus. Another 16-year-old girl is also present, and a 21-year-old man who is recording the incident on his phone.
The entire episode can been seen in the footage which shows the stolen bus crashing numerous times damaging 4 buses, 3 cars, and smashing into a tree. The 12-mile rampage left a trail of destruction in its wake causing an estimated £30,000 worth of damage.
Since the footage was uploaded onto the video sharing website YouTube, it has received 12,000 hits. At one point during the video the man tells the teenage tearaway driver to go around an upcoming roundabout the wrong way. Later he jokes that they may make it into the newspapers with their reckless stunt.
After crashing into a row of parked cars the 21-year-old yells at the girls to abandon the bus and run away before looking at the camera and saying “Oh dear God” before leaving the bus and leaving himself.
The three were later captured by police and arrested. They have since been released in bail pending further enquiries.
