About 10 passengers were on a HSR bus stopped at the MacNab Street bus terminal Tuesday night when the driver stepped off to use the washroom.

That’s when Hamilton police allege a 36-year-old man — who is already a prohibited driver — got behind the wheel of the idling bus and drove away on a “joy ride.”

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After pulling out of the terminal around 9 p.m., the thief continued to make stops as he drove the extra-long, “bendy” bus up the Mountain, including picking up waiting passengers, said Const. Trevor McKenna.

“He told people he was charging cash only,” he said.

He even prevented someone from boarding because they had an expired bus pass, police added.

Police followed the bus at a distance, not wanting to spook the driver. When it

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