A bus driver employed by the Netiv Express Company driving from Meron to Jerusalem, stopped and announced a ten-minute break. According to the statements from passengers, he ended the break and drove off ten minutes later, taking off with three small children on board, but leaving their mom behind.

The event, which occurred on Tuesday, went viral on social media, with angered and shocked passengers expressing their opinion regarding the unacceptable actions of the driver.

Passengers explain the bus stopped for a break of ten minutes in a gas station, and the driver “left on the dot, without waiting”, leaving a number of passengers behind, including a mother of small children – whose children were alone on the bus. The children began shouting as did other passengers, but their pleas fell on deaf ears as the driver continued on his route, ignoring their cries.

Transportation Minister Betzalel Smotrich got his message out via twitter, promising the driver’s days at the wheel have ended. He acknowledged that drivers operate under considerable pressure and schedule considerations, but the actions of this driver were unacceptable.

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הנהג הזה כבר לא על ההגה. זומן לשימוע לפני פיטורין. מצד אחד נעבוד קשה בעזרת השם כדי לשפר את תנאי העבודה וחווית הנהיגה של נהגי התחבורה הציבורית. מגיע גם להם יותר. מצד שני לא נתפשר בשום אופן על איכות השירות שנעניק למשתמשי התחבורה הציבורית ונגלה אפס סובלנות לתופעות פסולות כאלה. https://t.co/opuQcssczE

— בצלאל סמוטריץ' (@bezalelsm) September 25, 2019

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)