Thursday, October 20, 2011

Bus driver crams 124 passengers into 65-seater

By Khanyisa Tabata
20 October 2011

A North West bus driver will appear in the Madikwe Magistrate's Court today after being caught transporting 124 passengers in a vehicle certified to carry 65 people.

Provincial public safety spokesperson Lesiba Kgwele says the 52-year-old driver was arrested in Seshibitswe village, outside Rustenburg.

Many of the passengers were schoolchildren and workers. The vehicle belongs to the Bonjanala Bus Service.

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