Pensioner and teenager held after rampage in fire engine

A pensioner and a teenager have been remanded in custody charged with stealing a fire engine and embarking on a drive of destruction which only ended when it ploughed into several homes and cars.

The pair stood in the dock of Coleraine magistrates’ court accused of breaking into Larne fire station in Antrim and stealing the vehicle.

The stolen engine, with its flashing lights on, careered into eight parked vehicles before crashing into a number of terraced homes in Glenarm Rd in the town in the early hours of Saturday.