Investigation launched after teen girls kicked off bus at Valemount
Posted April 7, 2016 12:24 pm.
Last Updated April 7, 2016 9:45 pm.
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VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – BC’s transportation minister says it’s unacceptable that two young girls were left at a remote gas station by a Greyhound bus driver over the weekend. The Passenger Transportation Board has opened an investigation.
The 12 and 16-year-old girls were kicked off their bus from Prince George to Alberta after the driver discovered their tickets were expired. They were left at Greyhound’s stop at a gas station in Valemount after 3:30 a.m. The girls were told to wait there until the next bus arrived. A family friend drove through the night to reach the girls.
Transportation Minister Todd Stone says they will get to the bottom of this. “I’ve got to tell you, as someone with three young daughters of my own, I just cannot imagine finding out that my children were potentially left on the side of the road in the middle of the night because of a ticket not being valid.”
The province announced several safety upgrades for the Highway of Tears last year and Stone adds announcements on the implementation of those will be coming soon.
In a statement, Greyhound says the facility where the girls were left is staffed 24/7 and they were monitored the entire time they were waiting. It adds, they would’ve allowed the girls to continue the trip if the bus for the next leg hadn’t been fully booked.
