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Bus driver arrested for driving under the influence on the N1 near Matoks

The bus was travelling from Thohoyandou to Gauteng with 52 passengers on board.

POLOKWANE – A bus driver was arrested after having being caught driving under the influence of alcohol on the N1 near Matoks.

Spokesperson for the Department of Transport, Matome Moremi-Taueatsoala says the bus was travelling from Thohoyandou to Gauteng with 52 passengers on board when the driver was arrested.

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“The journey had to temporarily be stopped in order for another driver to arrive,” he said in a statement.

In addition to the bus driver being arrested, 12 motorists were also arrested in the Sibasa area for drunk driving.

MEC for the Department of Transport and Community Safety, Makoma Makhurupetje has applauded the zero tolerance attitude portrayed by traffic officials and has stronglyly condemned the behavior of the bus driver for risking the lives of 52 innocent passengers by driving under the influence.

“Bus owners must check driver fitness just as they do vehicle fitness before every journey,” she urged.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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