By Staff Reporter
HAMMANSKRAAL – South African authorities have stopped another cross-border bus travelling from South Africa to Zimbabwe after it was found to be severely overloaded.
The bus was intercepted in Hammanskraal and escorted to the Donkerhoek Weighbridge, where officials discovered that it was carrying 99 passengers instead of the permitted 72.
This meant the bus was overloaded by 27 passengers.
The driver was issued with fines for passenger overloading and exceeding the allowed vehicle weight.
Authorities further instructed the driver to arrange alternative transport for the 27 excess passengers before the bus could be allowed to continue its journey.
The incident comes amid intensified law enforcement operations targeting overloaded cross-border buses.
It follows the recent interception of overloaded cross-border buses and more than 20 vehicles at the Zebediela Traffic Control Centre, as well as the stopping of another bus ferrying 117 Malawian nationals on the N1 bypass in Polokwane.
Authorities have reiterated their commitment to road safety and warned operators against flouting traffic regulations, stressing that overloading puts the lives of passengers and other road users at serious risk.
