A teenage girl who was refused permission to get on bus in viral footage has broken her silence.
The 16-year-old has spoken of her anger at being stranded by a bus firm's 'health and safety policy'.
Eleanor Hockney had been out on Bonfire Night with school friends and tried to get the last bus home.
She walked to the bus station in Beverley, East Yorkshire, before her 9.30pm bus was scheduled to leave on Sunday.
But the driver refused to allow her on board and cited health and safety reasons which has emerged in a video.
Eleanor told the MailOnline : "I stepped in front the bus. It was not moving.
"I was stood in front of the bus, pleading for him to open the doors. He just kept shaking his his head and beeping his horn at me.
"It was quite scary. I was stood in front of the bus for a few minutes before the police lady came over and asked what was going on."
The driver would not let her board the bus because workers aren't allowed to open the doors once the bus has reversed out the bay.
After pleading with the driver to allow her on the bus the video shows the teenager tearfully pleading to be allowed on board.
In the video, a police officer also speaks to the driver and tells him: "I think there's nothing around you, she could have got on the bus."
The driver replied to the woman: "Just as your job is to follow instructions, so is mine.
"I'm sorry. Sorry."
Eleanor was driven home by the police woman who came to her aid and spoke to the 'jobsworth' driver.
In response to unkind comments on social media, Eleanor responded: "It kind of upset me that the driver did not really seem to care. He was just being stubborn. He did not show any compassion.
'"It upset me quite a lot and scared me. I did not know what I was going to do and I felt really helpless."
Eleanor would have faced a six-mile hike six-mile home along remote and dark country lanes had the police officer not taken her home.
She recorded what happened on her mobile phone and her mum and dad complained to the bus company, but received no response.
A spokesperson for East Yorkshire Buses said the importance of safety for women late at night.
The bus firm apologised to the passenger and said it was grateful to the police for ensuring she got home safely.
