11-year-old boy flees Baton Rouge Police in stolen school bus

An 11-year-old juvenile was taken into custody Sunday after police said the kid stole a school bus and took officers on a pursuit from Scotlandville to Central, Report says, citing WBRZ.

Police started pursuing the stolen school bus before 11 Sunday morning. Authorities say the bus was stolen near Progress Head Start.

By 11:30, the bus had crashed, and officers had surrounded the bus and taken the juvenile driver into custody. The bus stopped on Greenwell Springs Road in Central, where it hit a gas line and a tree.

An eyewitness recorded a video of police chasing the bus.  

The crash did not appear to have caused any significant damage, according to reports from the scene.
There did not appear to be any injuries. 

Police have not released the name of the juvenile.

An eyewitness shared pictures of authorities detaining the juvenile.  

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