'Strangest' items left on buses in 2024

Bus companies in Sussex have revealed the "quirkiest" items left on buses last year.

Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus, which operates across Sussex, Surrey and Kent said a canoe, a fridge and false teeth were among the possessions found by their staff.

More than 13,000 items were left on the two companies' buses in 2024, they said in a joint press release.

Wallets, phones, keys, hats, and scarves were most commonly left, though the bus companies said a "surprisingly large" number of large items were found.

These included an urn containing ashes, grass trimmer, microwave, wardrobe, electric cooker, two safes, tent, and a pool cue.

Among smaller items were a suitcase full of shoes, canvas depicting 'the ten commandments', gold purse containing a single Pokémon card, and what the bus companies called a "rude drawing".

Cash was handed to staff on more than 700 occasions with a total value of £9,000, they added.

"Most of it being returned to owners," said the bus companies.

All unclaimed items were donated by Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus to local charities raising almost £1,000.

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