Impounded Bus * South Africa - ‘Had faulty brakes’
Johannesburg,South Africa -Dispatch On Line -15 April 2009: -- An SA Roadlink bus travelling from Johannesburg to East London was impounded yesterday after traffic officials found a number of faults on the vehicle... “It was shocking what we’ve discovered from the bus. It had faulty brakes and a missing bolt from the driving shaft and that could have le d to a serious accident,” said Chief traffic officer Duma Mnqanqeni . He added that the bearings on the front axles and shock mountings at the rear were also faulty... The licence disc has since been removed and the vehicle has been deemed unfit to transport passengers. The Amahlathi traffic department has given SA Roadlink 14 working days to fix the problems before the bus would be allowed to operate again... (Picture: MLONDOLOZI MBOLO - OFF THE ROAD: The impounded bus at the Stutterheim traffic department)
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