The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety has impounded at least five passenger vehicles, including three buses and two minibus taxis, for violating road safety regulations.
The vehicles were intercepted on the N1 south outside Polokwane in Limpopo during routine road safety operations, transporting passengers from Zimbabwe to Gauteng in excess of their permitted capacity.
Spokesperson for Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety, Matome Taueatsoala, said a minibus taxi licensed to carry 14 passengers was found transporting over 20 people, including minors who were forced to sit on cooler boxes and luggage, posing a serious risk to passenger safety.
“Overloading remains a leading contributor to road crashes, and we won’t tolerate it on our roads,” says the department. The vehicles are being held at Polokwane Traffic Control Centre pending further action,” she said.