A 55-year-old Chaguanas man is expected to be charged with stealing a bus belonging to the Public Transport Service Corporation and other offences.

He is said to be mentally ill.

Reports say the bus, HCC 1018, was stolen from the public service garage in Chaguanas, at around 3 ‘o clock this morning.

PTSC has confirmed the incident.

The suspect, from Ravine, Sable Road, Longdenville, crashed several times, before he was captured.

He reportedly drove the bus along the Chaguanas Main Road, hitting a gate and three vehicles.

A van belonging to a newspaper vendor was hit and crashed into a BK Holdings truck, which slammed into a building causing damage.

The suspect reached as far as Cashew Gardens, crashing into a house, where he was later held.

He was taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility for medical treatment for injuries sustained.