While conducting operations focused on overloading control, driver and vehicle fitness, as well as reckless and negligent driving, the Gauteng Traffic Police found a Light Delivery Vehicle along the R25 public road at Witfontein (Certilite Station).
The vehicle was found to be overloaded by 710kg and was conveying 10 passengers and materials from Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province, to Bapsfontein, Gauteng Province.
All overloaded vehicles were escorted to Donkerhoek TCC for formal charging. The LDV was charged in terms of AARTO 32(a) for an offence which requires the driver to appear in court, as well as R750 for conveying persons with goods.
All drivers are urged to obey the rules of the road and to always prioritise the safety of other road users.
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