55 squeezed into 15-seat taxi

Picture: Emile Hendriks.

Picture: Emile Hendriks.

Published Sep 14, 2011

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A man was arrested for loading 55 pupils into a 15-seater minibus taxi near Klipgat in the North West on Tuesday, the department of public safety said.

Spokesman Lesiba Moses Kgwele said the 53-year-old man was taking the pupils home after school, when he was stopped by traffic police.

He was given a R2500 fine and was taken to the Klipgat police station.

Kgwele said the pupils, aged between seven and 10 had to be taken home by the police.

He said 35 taxis, nine buses and three freight vehicles had been impounded in public transport operations in the province in the past week. -Sapa

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