POLICE commandeered a bus after arresting 14 youths on board the vehicle following a fight in Ramsgate.

Stagecoach allowed the vehicle to be taken from Oscar Road at Broadstairs, where it was stopped by officers, to Margate Police Station. Youngsters aged 12, 13, 14 and 15 were interviewed there and bailed pending further inquiries.

Police say two men aged 26 and 27 from Ramsgate were attacked by a large group of youths and some adults in King Street just before 5pm last Thursday.

It followed a disturbance inside McDonald’s restaurant in the town centre. The 27-year-old victim suffered a bruised face and split lip.

Town centre CCTV footage is being scanned by police as part of the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Adam Hinton on 01843 222084.