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Monday March 20th 2006 11:53
Bus driver sacked for GTA play
Driver was playing PSP at the wheel
The Daily Record is reporting that a bus driver has been sacked for playing on his PSP at the wheel. The man had the handheld on his lap and was using it as he drove his route.
According to the report, passengers only noticed his attention was diverted when they heard sounds from the game, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, echoing around the bus.
Bosses at Blackburn Transport in Lancashire received complaints from 'horrified' passengers, who claimed the driver played the game even when the bus was in full motion.
One passenger said - "He was playing a Grand Theft Auto game and the screams of the characters being shot could be heard all around the bus. I find it hard to believe that anyone driving a car with a PSP on their knee would be considered a safe driver - doubly so a person in charge of a singledecker bus capable of carrying 40 to 50 passengers."