A man was arrested on Monday accused of stealing a bus from the Transantiago from the La Cisterna Intermodal.

According to the prosecutor of the South Prosecutor’s Office, Pamela Bustamante, the incident occurred today at around 11:15 am, when a driver from the transport system was preparing to start a tour from that point in the capital.

The driver was absent from his machine for a moment and left it on, at which point an individual took the opportunity to get on and take it with him. at least 5 passengers on board.

Bustamante added that thanks to GPS system the bus was able to catch up with him and the perpetrator of the crime was arrested.

I was in the bathroom

For his part, the bus driver pointed out that everything occurred when he went to the bathroom before starting your tour.

“I came out of the bathroom and I am with the supervisor (…) At that moment we see that the machine begins to move. And he asks me ‘what machine is he on?’ ‘In the one that goes movement’, I tell him. Surely he thought he was reading it“, He said.

For this reason, he added that they immediately left in private vehicles to follow the bus, giving him in Observatory with Santa Rosa.

Finally, the prosecutor Bustamante indicated that the detainee will go to detention control tomorrow and proceedings are carried out to determine for which crime it will be formalized.