A BUS company has apologised to a disabled man from Bradford after drivers missed his stop on a number of occasions despite him ringing the onboard bell.

Alan Woodhouse, who has cerebral palsy, said he was forced to walk unsteadily to the front of a moving bus to tell the driver he had “flown past” his stop, despite him ringing the bell for the bus to stop.

The 57-year-old, from Bradford Moor, said he was concerned he, or other disabled, elderly or frail people, might get seriously injured having to walk to the front of a moving bus in order to make the driver stop.

He said: “I rang the bell in plenty of time and the ‘bus stopping’ light came on.

“The driver flew past my stop, forcing me to get up in a panic.

“When you are disabled, walking on a moving bus is dangerous.

“I can easily fall, I have disability down my left side and any damage to my right arm would mean I am unable to eat, drink, dress or do anything.

“When I asked the driver why he didn’t stop he didn’t say anything, and this has happened on a number of occasions.

“I am taking up the fight on behalf of all disabled, elderly and frail people to stop vulnerable passengers having to take a risk by walking on a moving bus because the driver will not stop for you if you remain seated.

“It is not a cattle truck, it is a bus carrying passengers, and drivers need to be more aware of disabled passengers and be more careful.”

A spokesman from First Bus apologised to Mr Woodhouse for the incident.

He said: “We are very sorry to hear about the problems Mr Woodhouse said he experienced on our services recently. We can confirm that we have received a complaint from Mr Woodhouse and we can assure him that we are investigating the matter and will respond to him.

“All of our drivers are trained to be aware of the needs of disabled and elderly customers and are regularly reminded of their responsibilities and obligations in this regard.”