Man charged in Calgary bus theft, injury of cyclist [Video]

Calgary police have laid charges in a bizarre case that allegedly saw a man steal the same school bus twice, injuring a cyclist during one of his joy rides.

The bus was first stolen on Thursday, Nov. 14 from a parking lot located at 8814 48 St. S.E.

Police found it the next day.

Three days later, at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, police say the suspect stole the same bus a second time from a parking lot at 823 Highfield Ave. S.E.

Later that same day, at 4:30 a.m., CCTV footage captured the suspect driving the bus in a “reckless manner” in the area of Edmonton Trail and 36 Avenue N.E., at which time he was seen “deliberately striking a cyclist,” according to police. 

The cyclist suffered serious life-altering injuries, but police say they are on the road to recovery.

No passengers were on board the bus either time it was stolen

Police eventually …