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Teenager kicked off bus for 'wearing too few clothes' during heatwave

A teenager was kicked off a bus for "wearing too few clothes" during the scorching heatwave.

Amanda Hansson, 19, was wearing shorts and a camisole top in the 27C heat last week.

But she alleges a bus driver told her to "cover up" after she boarded the vehicle in Malmo, Sweden.

Amanda claims she asked the driver, "What sort of sexist s*** he was trying to pull?", to which he continued to argue she "should cover up".

It's alleged in local media that the bus driver for firm Skånetrafiken insisted the attire was against the company's policy and that he asked her to get off the vehicle.

Women's rights campaigners have slammed the company.

The teenager was unhappy with the way she was spoken to (Facebook)

Sara Mohammad, who champions female body shaming, said: "What gives a bus driver the right to decide if a woman has 'unsuitable clothing' on?"

"It was good that Amanda rejected that."

She told The Local : I wish all women rejected this, whether it's from a bus driver, or a father, or a mother or an uncle, whoever it is. It's my body. I own it."

Amanda, from Malmo, was asked to leave the bus, local media says (Facebook)
Campaign groups have supported Amanda's argument (Facebook)

Skånetrafiken has apologised for the blunder.

It denies the outfit was in breach of company rules.

Linus Erixon, the firm's traffic director, said: "Something went wrong.

"Of course people are welcome on board our buses and trains in shorts and a camisole.

"I can confirm that the driver was not acting out of any religious or political motive.

A Skånetrafiken bus is pictured at a depot in the city (Corbis via Getty Images)

"Neither Skånetrafiken nor Nobina [a sister company] have any policies concerning the clothing of our customers.

"Everyone should be treated equally and with respect."

Most of Europe has basked in a searing heatwave lately - unseasonal in some countries, including Sweden and the UK.

While temperatures pushed 30C in Scandinavia, Met Office said the mercury hit a whopping 38.7C in Cambridge last Thursday.

It's the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK.

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