A youth has been questioned by gardai after a Dublin Bus was nicked from its depot and driven around before crashing into a car.
The shocking incident happened on Sunday evening, when the bus was taken from Harristown Station.
It was then driven around the Liffey Valley area of the capital before it collided with a car on Ballymun Road about an hour later, just after 4pm.
Thankfully nobody was injured in the terrifying smash and during officers’ ongoing investigations, a young boy presented himself at a Garda Station in relation to the incident.
A source told Dublin Live: “The Dublin Bus was stolen last Sunday evening from the Depot in Harristown."
A spokeswoman for Dublin Bus said that an internal investigation is underway following the incident.
"It was driven around for about an hour but crashed into a car on the Ballymun Road.”
She said: “Dublin Bus confirms that an incident took place on Sunday evening (30 August) involving a bus from our Harristown Depot.
“One individual was on the bus at the time of the incident.
“The vehicle was out of service and no passengers were onboard.”
She added: “The matter is under investigation by An Garda Siochana and Dublin Bus has also commenced an internal investigation.”
A spokesman for the Gardai also said that they had launched an investigation.
He said: “We are investigating the theft of a bus that occurred at Harristown Bus Depot on 30 August at 4.30pm, which was later involved in a collision near Liffey Valley.
“A male youth attended a Garda Station in relation to this incident.”
He added: “No persons were injured in the incident and investigations are ongoing.”
