A TEENAGER was lucky not to kill his girlfriend and brother after he smashed a stolen car into a double-decker bus.

Conlon Carr was driving the stolen white BMW when he rammed it head on into a Lothian Bus last year.

Carr, 19, walked away from the smash but girlfriend Erynne Gallagher and brother Alexander Carr had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters following the crash near Tranent.

Both passengers were rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to various injuries, including a broken pelvis, damaged spleen and severe bruising.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that Carr had been behind the wheel of the car last November, despite not having a full driving license or any insurance.

The teenager was jailed for two years and will be supervised for 12 months when he is released following an appearance at the Capital court yesterday (Thursday).

He was also banned from the road for three years and will have to sit the extended driving test if he wants to get backs behind the wheel.

The court was previously told that the white BMW 116i had been stolen from the owner's driveway in Edinburgh after he had left to go on a two-week holiday in November last year.

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The vehicle was then spotted and reported to police after Carr had driven into the back of a Fiat Punto near to Longniddry 10 days later.

Fiscal depute Ann McNeill said: "[The Punto driver] said the BMW had struck the back of his car and he got out of his car.

"The BMW made off at speed towards Longniddry and he got back into his vehicle and began to follow the BMW.

"Around 12.27pm the police received numerous phone calls from the public about the BMW driving erratically and in a dangerous manner and at excessive speeds.

"As the BMW approached the Bankton junction, the BMW driver lost control and struck a bus head on."

The fiscal added that the bus driver got out of his vehicle and noticed both airbags had gone off in the BMW and there were two passengers.

Carr was able to free himself from the wreckage but both his passengers had to be cut out by the fire service using specialist equipment.

Ms McNeill said that Carr suffered bruising to his ribs and lung, while brother Alexander had a broken pelvis and Ms Gallagher required surgery to a broken pelvis and damaged spleen.

Carr, who appeared from custody, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and colliding with a bus at Bankton Junction on November 20 last year.

He also admitted to resetting the vehicle which had been appropriated by theft, and driving the car with no valid licence and no insurance at the same location on the same date.

All four offences were aggravated by Carr being granted bail at the Capital court on July 21 last year.

Sheriff Thomas Welsh said: "The facts are the car was crushed and a girl had to be cut out by the fire brigade.

"This was a serious incident and there was considerable harm done, albeit the people injured are recovering.

"In the circumstances, I am of the view a custodial sentence is inevitable in a case like this."