World of the Bizarre

15-year-old steals bus, then drives 80 miles to pick up his girlfriend

By T.K. Randall
March 21, 2026

Image: Bus Interior, Dublin
Credit: William Murphy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (adapted) According to reports, the bizarre incident began on March 13th when the 15-year-old - who hails from Wiesbaden in Germany - serepticiously snuck into a bus department and gained access to one of the master keys.

He then made his way into one of the buses, started the engine, and drove it away.

At first, nobody had actually realized that the bus had been stolen, instead believing that one of the drivers had simply taken the wrong vehicle by mistake.

Incredibly, despite having no formal training, the boy managed to drive the bus 80 miles to Karlsruhe where he stopped to pick up his girlfriend.It was shortly after this that police officers finally tracked him down.

Suffice to say, the 15-year-old is now in a lot of trouble, having been charged with a string of offenses ranging from theft of a vehicle to driving without a license.

Exactly how he had managed to steal the master key for the bus remains unclear, as does how he had succeeded in driving such a large vehicle more than 80 miles without incident.

At least he seems to have found his calling - that is, at least, if anyone ever let's him get behind the wheel of a bus again...

Source: Oddity Central

Tags: Bus, Germany