Man had an accident with a stolen pizza roller in Basel

Scooter theft in Basel! An “older man with a straw hat” sat on a pizza delivery roller and drove off. An employee of the delivery service parked the scooter at around 6:50 p.m. in front of the shop on Spalenring and left the ignition key in the car, as the cantonal police in Basel-Stadt announced.

About three minutes later the man got on the two-wheeler and drove off. According to the police, the thief had an accident in the Birmansgasse through no third-party fault and fell to the ground.

Then he fled. The police were looking for witnesses. (SDA / euc)