A nine-month pregnant woman
was told to get off a bus in this northwestern port city after
she got on without a ticket and tried to pay on board the
vehicle.
The woman was returning home from a prenatal examination.
La Spezia Mayor Pierluigi Peracchini said he was very sorry
for the incident and wanted to meet the woman and apologise
personally.
He said he had requested a rule change so drivers can issue
tickets.
Local transport company ATC also apologised, while the CGIL
trade union said it hoped the incident was the result of a
misunderstanding.
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