Brit arrested after 'two-mile wrecking spree' with 'stolen coach' in Benidorm

CCTV footage shows the coach smashing into mopeds and cars at the side of the road in Benidorm, Spain, after it was allegedly stolen from a depot by a British man

A British man has been arrested after he allegedly went on a near two-mile wrecking spree with a stolen coach in Benidorm.

CCTV footage shows the coach smashing into mopeds and cars parked by the side of the road.

A police car was also damaged during the drama, which happened around 3.30am on Sunday morning.

The coach was driven at speed through the Spanish holiday resort after being taken from a depot where it had been left for the night.

The suspect is alleged to have accessed a room where the key was kept.

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Police sources confirmed the suspect is a British national.

One local said: “It was lucky there were few people around at that time of the night otherwise things could have turned out a lot worse.

“A lot of cars and motorbikes have been damaged but no-one fortunately has been hurt that I know of.”

The coach was taken from a car park near a sports centre known locally as the Palau d’Esports l’Illa on the outskirts of Benidorm.

It was driven towards the town centre and into a neighbourhood known as Els Tolls, even passing by the local police HQ at one point before being stopped in a road.

The exact number of vehicles damaged has yet to be disclosed.

The suspect has been handed over to the National Police force and is expected to appear in court later on Monday or Tuesday on suspicion of stealing a vehicle and road traffic offences.

He would have been breathalysed and made to take a drugs test, but the results of the tests have not been made public yet.