A man was arrested Friday evening after he allegedly hijacked a C-Tran bus in the Orchards area and tried to force the driver to take him to Portland.

Emergency dispatchers received a call at 6:06 p.m. about a bus driver on Route 72 who was being held hostage near Northeast Covington Road and Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard.

A man boarded the bus, implied he had a firearm and demanded to be taken to Portland, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

The driver didn’t see a firearm but complied and took the southbound I-205 onramp, C-Tran spokeswoman Christine Selk said. The driver activated the bus’ emergency alarm to alert dispatchers to the situation, she said. No other passengers were on board.

Vancouver police officers responded and began pursuing the bus, which was reportedly traveling 48 mph in the middle lane, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.