The KwaZulu-Natal Transport department will conduct a full-scale investigation into a bus company after an accident at Ingwavuma, which claimed the life of a passenger and injured 12 others. One of the company’s buses overturned in Jozini. Last week, the department suspended 20 unroadworthy buses belonging to the Mkhuze Bus Company. One of its buses [...]
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“We are aware that one of our coaches was unsuccessful at the Mthatha Vehicle Testing station, and have read various erroneous reports. The officials at the testing station indicated that there was a problem with the airbags which influences the suspension and that the emergency brakes failed. However, as per Volvo specifications there are no [...]
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Irresponsible driving and driver fatigue is causing havoc on South African roads during the festive season. On 19 December a taxi collided with an empty, stationery SA Roadlink coach approximately 24km outside Ventersburg. The SA Roadlink coach was en route from East Londen to Johannesburg for technical repairs. An SA Roadlink technical assistant, who was [...]
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A bus overtaking a car at high speed slammed into an oncoming minibus south of the Sudanese capital on Saturday, killing 19 people and injuring 15, the official SUNA news agency reported. “A bus travelling at high speed overtaking another vehicle collided with a minibus coming from the opposite direction,” Shazli Mohammed Saeed, a senior [...]
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The Western Cape community safety and transport MECs will hold an urgent meeting on Monday to discuss what action should be taken against SA Roadlink. An SA Roadlink bus driver was caught driving under the influence of alcohol in Worcester on Saturday night. The incident comes just days after two SA Roadlink busses were pulled [...]
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The Arrive Alive website yesterday received an email from a very concerned citizen. The email received from Marius was titled “Stop – Verwyder -Verbied – Verban – Sluit op en gooi sleutels weg !” [ Stop - remove -ban -Throw away the Keys!] This was sent wih reference to the recent fatal bus accident on [...]
