When a south Belfast bus driver encountered a woman who’d gotten on the wrong bus, he soon discovered why her simple mistake left her panicking and in tears. The woman, Jacqueline Mason, was heading to visit her 79-year-old mother at Bradley Manor care home on Dec. 9, 2020. But restrictions due to the pandemic strictly regulated visitation into 30-minute time slots. It was already 3:10 p.m. when Jacqueline got on the wrong bus; while her visit was set for 3:30 sharp. Jacqueline hadn’t seen her mother in a long time, and it looked like she was about to lose that opportunity. The clock was ticking. “I started crying, and I said I’m not too sure if I’m on the right bus,” Jacqueline later told Sky News. Luckily, Alec Bailey, a veteran Translink driver of 35 years, decided to take matters into his own hands—even if it meant causing his passengers …
Bus Driver Takes Detour So Woman Could Visit Mom in Care Home During COVID Pandemic
January 5, 2021
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