Bus company claim the Muslim women were refused entry onto a service because they were abusive, not because they were wearing a veil
Transport Company Metroline has spoken out to deny the claim that one of their drivers refused to allow two Muslim ladies wearing veils to board his bus as he believed they were a “threat.”
The two 22-year-old students from Slough were attempting to board a bus service to London when the incident occurred. According to the students, they had tried to get on the bus to ask the driver where the service was going. They were first told to get off, as the vehicle was not in service.
According to the Muslim ladies, 10 minutes later passengers started getting on the bus, so they followed suit, however they were again told to get off. One of the students said in an interview that she thought they were being told to leave as the driver was still angry about the earlier incident when they got on too soon, however the pair claim that the driver went on to inform them that they couldn’t ride on his bus as they posed a “threat.”
Metroline bus company, paint a different picture of events, and say the two students were refused entry to the bus because they had become abusive towards the bus driver.
CCTV footage of the incident has emerged which shows the two Muslim ladies banging on the side of the bus door while it wasn’t in service. It is claimed by the bus company that when they eventually boarded the bus, they were shouting and argumentative.
The two women have filed a complaint with Transport For London.
