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Long distance drivers

Faulty long-distance bus set for EC taken off road

By Lauren Isaacs

Provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa says at around 7pm on Thursday a passenger on the bus alerted authorities to the vehicle's poor condition.

  • FILE: Two people have died and 11 others injured when their taxi in wedged under the trailer of the truck on the N2 outside Ermelo in Mpumalanga on Friday night. Picture: @ER24EMS.

    Santaco calls on drivers to rest on long distance trips

    General Secretary Vernon Billet says most accidents which have been recorded seem to have been caused by fatigue.

    2008 days ago
  • Commuters eager to travel to Eastern Cape for holidays. Some vehicles however have not been checked. Picture: EWN/ Siyabonga Sesant

    Long distance taxis, busses, going unchecked

    Operations at a Philippi testing station have been disrupted by a civil rights group.

    2742 days ago
  • Buses preparing for the long drive to the Eastern Cape on 21 December 2012. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

    Help reduce road deaths - Martins

    The transport minister visited the Joe Gqabi bus interchange to interact with drivers.

    3474 days ago
  • Western Cape Transport MEC Robin Carlisle. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

    'Fatigued drivers will be stopped'

    WC traffic authorities have been instructed to pullover fatigued long distance drivers for their own safety.

    3484 days ago
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