Bus driver hijacked at gunpoint

A bus driver has been robbed at gunpoint on a remote rural route in Nottinghamshire.

A masked man forced the number 77 service between Chesterfield and Worksop off the road before escaping with the cash in Hodthorpe.

The driver thought his vehicle was empty but then a man demanded money.

He produced what appeared to be a gun and made the driver veer off into a remote car park where he escaped with the day's takings.

A police armed response car was called to the scene.

The driver of the Stagecoach service was unhurt.

Managers at the firm described it as "an extremely rare" crime.