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Tantrum toddler 'thrown off bus' | |
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Sharon Tracey had to walk more than a mile back to her house | Sharon Tracey had to walk more than a mile back to her house |
A pregnant mother says she was forced to get off a bus because the driver was disturbed by her toddler's behaviour. | A pregnant mother says she was forced to get off a bus because the driver was disturbed by her toddler's behaviour. |
Sharon Tracey, 35, said she was told by the driver to keep her two-year-old son Brandon quiet on the number 62 in Plymouth, Devon. | Sharon Tracey, 35, said she was told by the driver to keep her two-year-old son Brandon quiet on the number 62 in Plymouth, Devon. |
Mrs Tracey claims they were then made to get off more than a mile from her stop because she failed to heed the driver's warning. | Mrs Tracey claims they were then made to get off more than a mile from her stop because she failed to heed the driver's warning. |
The transport company Plymouth CityBus said it was investigating. | The transport company Plymouth CityBus said it was investigating. |
The alleged incident happened on Tuesday as part-time hairdresser Mrs Tracey, who is four months pregnant, was heading home to Crownhill from the city centre. | The alleged incident happened on Tuesday as part-time hairdresser Mrs Tracey, who is four months pregnant, was heading home to Crownhill from the city centre. |
She got on the bus with Brandon who was in his pushchair. | She got on the bus with Brandon who was in his pushchair. |
She said: "He had been in town, he was fed up and hot and was screaming to get out. | She said: "He had been in town, he was fed up and hot and was screaming to get out. |
"I was doing my best to keep him quiet. | "I was doing my best to keep him quiet. |
"The driver turned round and said if I did not shut him up we would be thrown off. | "The driver turned round and said if I did not shut him up we would be thrown off. |
"I tried in vain to keep him quiet as I felt a bit embarrassed." | "I tried in vain to keep him quiet as I felt a bit embarrassed." |
CCTV check | CCTV check |
But at the Manadon roundabout, about 30 minutes walk from her house, the bus driver stopped. | But at the Manadon roundabout, about 30 minutes walk from her house, the bus driver stopped. |
"He said I had had a warning and must get off. | "He said I had had a warning and must get off. |
"I felt very embarrassed and upset." | "I felt very embarrassed and upset." |
She added: "I hear other kids playing up all the time and you think nothing of it. There's not a lot you can do when kids have these moments." | She added: "I hear other kids playing up all the time and you think nothing of it. There's not a lot you can do when kids have these moments." |
Her husband Paul, 38, said: "I had a phone call from her saying a bus driver had thrown her and my son of the bus. | Her husband Paul, 38, said: "I had a phone call from her saying a bus driver had thrown her and my son of the bus. |
"I had to ask her to repeat it as I was stuck for words. | "I had to ask her to repeat it as I was stuck for words. |
"I cannot get my head around it. If this guy does a school run, how is he going to cope?" | "I cannot get my head around it. If this guy does a school run, how is he going to cope?" |
A CityBus spokesman said CCTV from the bus was being checked and all evidence would be investigated. | A CityBus spokesman said CCTV from the bus was being checked and all evidence would be investigated. |