POLICE pulled over a bus in Upton this afternoon following reports of a concern for welfare for a teenage boy.
Dorset Police were called at 12.44pm following reports that a 17-year-old had left an address in Poole in a distressed state.
Officers attended and, assisted by the NPAS helicopter, carried out a search of the area.
It was discovered that the boy had boarded the number 40 bus, which travels from Swanage to Poole.
According to a Morebus spokesman the bus was stopped by police in Poole Road in Upton, outside the Co-op.
A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Officers stopped the bus to speak to the boy.
“He was taken to Poole Hospital as a precaution and to be given appropriate care. He was uninjured.”
Morebus arranged for a replacement bus to be sent to Poole Road to continue the service to Poole.
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