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Edinburgh Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

Reckless Edinburgh youths filmed 'bus surfing' down busy city centre road

A group of young people have been filmed clinging to the back of a bus as it made its way through the city centre.

Three young men were seen dangerously hanging on the back of the Lothian Bus, as it made its way down Dundas Street. Footage of the incident was uploaded to TikTok on Tuesday night.

Patryk Bee, who posted the video, captioned it 'free tickets'.

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With hundreds of likes on the video already, people in the comments were having a hard time believing their eyes. One commented: "Old school free bus ride."

Another added: "I swear down even though I live in the UK I'm refusing to believe it's real."

It's unclear how long they stayed on the back of the bus, though the video shows them jumping on the number 8 service to Muirhouse on Dundas Street where they stay as it moves down the hill. Just weeks ago, a similar incident was filmed in the Old Town with two boys clinging to a bus on Nicolson Street.

Last year, there was a wave of footage of Edinburgh locals 'surfing' on the back of various Lothian Bus services instead of paying to get on. A Police Scotland spokesman also at the time said: “All road users have a responsibility to ensure their behaviour does not put themselves, or others, at risk of harm. Failure to do so could have very serious consequences.”

Lothian Buses has been approached for comment.

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