Bus overloaded with 20 passengers, driver arrested
The driver was stopped at Ysterberg between Polokwane and Mokopane
POLOLOKANE – A driver of a bus has been arrested for transporting 20 passengers more than the allowed limit, the Department of Transport said on Monday.
The Limpopo Traffic officers together with the help of NTP (RTMC) found the driver to be transporting 90 passengers instead of the allowed 70, said Spokesperson for the Department, Matome Moremi-Taueatsoala.
All passengers are Zimbabwe citizens. The driver has since been detained at the Polokwane Police Station.
This comes after another two drivers were arrested on Saturday within the Capricorn District, one for transporting passengers without a permit and the second for transporting passengers with an expired license disc.
The expired disc was dated June 31 2015 and both quantum’s were impounded by the Capricorn PTU (Public Tranport Unit).
