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submitted 1 year ago by jocanib@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

This is a staggering story. This jobsworth closed the doors on her because she forgot her bus pass the week before. Despite knowing that she definitely has a bus pass because all pensioners in the UK get one. Just a total loss of humanity.

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[-] GentlemanLoser@reddthat.com 47 points 1 year ago

Jesus, it's even a little worse - he was mistaken about her from the week before. It wasn't even the same lady.

[-] Regna@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

And worse than that, the article states:

Mrs Scott was unable to free herself and, as Cliff drove away, she was dragged under the Go North East vehicle and remained pinned under its rear wheels for almost an hour.

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

That's the part that horrified me the most. An hour?! That's an eternity. And somehow nobody noticed her despite the bus being in service? I kinda hope she was at least noticed quickly and the delay was something like first responders not being sure how best to remove her, because the alternative of being active dragged for that long with nobody noticing is even worse (as if it wasn't bad enough).

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