Drunk Aussie hijacks tourist minibus in Hong Kong

A DRUNK Australian tourist has landed in some hot water after stealing a minibus and taking it for a joyride in Hong Kong.

Pic shows: The minibus the Australian tourist tried to steal. A drunken Australian tourist has been arrested after going on a joyride in a stolen minibus in Hong Kong. According to local media reports, the man, identified only by his first name Patrick, had approached the bus driver while he was parked at the junction of Lockhart Road and Cannon Street in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay. According to eyewitnesses, the minibus driver was just about to leave and closed the doors, and was indicating to the Australian to head to the next vehicle. He did not take kindly to the suggestion, however, and forced the doors open to climb inside. The driver, a 64-year-old man who was not named, said he had put up no resistance when the Australian, who was over 6-foot tall, grabbed him by the neck, and dragged him out of the vehicle. He then climbed into the vehicle and drove off. He was described as being in an excitable state, repeatedly shouting the word "f**k" as he carried out the vehicle hijack. A police spokesman said: "The driver was left standing by the road while the Australian drove off in the vehicle." He told police that the man had been too large to tackle and also smelt of alcohol, and somehow had an injury to his left hand. Police instantly put out an alert and two hours later found the abandoned minibus, which had a broken headlight and a smashed window, at the intersection of Stubbs Road and Nicholson Road. They did not have far to go to find be drunken man, who was apparently just 30 metres away, having fallen asleep beside the road. He was arrested for theft, assault and refusing to give a blood sample or a breath test to prove that he had been drinking. The driver who was treated for shock was interviewed by local media saying his children had been telling him for some time to retire but, despite the recent incident, he was planning to go on for a while yet. He said: "I have been in the business 30 years and this is the first time I’ve had a vehic

A TOURIST allegedly heavily inebriated has been arrested after going on a joy ride in a stolen minibus in Hong Kong.

According to local media reports, the man, identified only by his first name Patrick, had approached the bus driver while he was parked at the junction of Lockhart Road and Cannon Street in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay.

According to eyewitnesses, the minibus driver was just about to leave and closed the doors and was indicating to the Australian to head to the next vehicle.

He did not take kindly to the suggestion, however, and forced the doors open to climb inside.

The driver, a 64-year-old man who was not named, said he put up no resistance when the Australian, who was over six feet tall, grabbed him by the neck and dragged him out of the vehicle.

The joyride left the bus with a smashed side window, among other things. Picture: CEN/Europics

He then climbed into the vehicle and drove off. He was described as being in an excitable state, repeatedly shouting the word “f***” as he carried out the vehicle hijack.

“The driver was left standing by the road while the Australian drove off in the vehicle,” a police spokesman said.

He told police the man had been too large to tackle and also smelled of alcohol, and somehow had an injury to his left hand. Police instantly put out an alert and two hours later found the abandoned minibus at the intersection of Stubbs Road and Nicholson Road.

It had a broken headlight and a smashed window.

They did not have far to go to find be drunken man, who was apparently just 30 metres away, having fallen asleep beside the road.

Seemed like a good nap was the only thing on this tourist’s mind after the event. Picture: CEN/Europics

He was arrested for theft, assault and refusing to give a blood sample or a breath test to prove that he had been drinking.

The driver who was treated for shock was interviewed by local media saying his children had been telling him for some time to retire but, despite the recent incident, he was planning to go on for a while yet.

“I have been in the business 30 years and this is the first time I’ve had a vehicle stolen. It was pretty frightening for sure but not enough to make me stop,” he said.