Casper the commuter cat killed in hit and run

Casper the cat, famous for travelling around Plymouth on the number 3 bus has died after being hit by a car while crossing the road to catch his bus.

I wrote about Casper back in September, after his owner discovered how he hopped on the bus around 10am every morning and sat on the back seat throughout its entire 11 mile route.

The feline would travel around his home city of Plymouth in Devon, for up to an hour before arriving back at the same stop.

Devastated owner Susan Finden, 65, said whoever ran over her cat failed to stop and help him.

She said: 'Many people knew Casper, who loved everyone.

'He enjoyed the bus journeys. Sadly a motorist hit him and did not stop.

'Casper died from his injuries. He will be greatly missed - he was a much loved pet who had so much character. Thank you to all those who befriended him.'

Casper the Commuter Cat

Another purrfectly brilliant story here off the BBC website.

A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off.

Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said.

It added that he often sat in the queue and then quietly padded on board and curled up on a seat for the ride.

Casper's owner Susan Finden, 55, who picked him from a rescue home in 2002, said he had always been a free spirit.

Mrs Finden said she named her pet after Casper the Friendly Ghost, as he has a habit of wandering off.

Ah bless!