Overview
- The episode occurred on Thursday when the 14:05 bus 901 on the Pinerolo–Bobbio Pellice route stopped in Luserna San Giovanni and departed after the 11-year-old said he had forgotten his season pass.
- The boy walked about 2.5 kilometres toward Torre Pellice with his backpack, said he could not call his mother because his phone had no credit, and was later collected by his grandfather after his mother phoned him.
- Family members report an operational inconsistency: an earlier driver that same morning allowed the boy’s younger brother to board despite forgetting a pass, while the later driver refused the 11-year-old.
- Autolinee Arriva told media it is conducting internal verifications; no public legal action has been announced in this Turin-area case so far.
- The story has revived scrutiny of fare enforcement and child safety after a similar January case in the Belluno area led prosecutors to open inquiries, and authorities and the company’s findings will determine whether further probes follow.