Phone thief ran into speeding bus in botched getaway

A Colombian thief badly botched his getaway after stealing a woman's mobile phone in a Bogota bus station.

After grabbing the phone the thief sprinted out of the doors and ran headlong into an oncoming bus.


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The would-be robber fell between the approaching Transmilenio bus and the station.

He received medical attention and was treated for some minor injuries. His victim, meanwhile, recovered her phone and even helped him out from under the bus.