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Durban - A taxi driver was arrested on Wednesday after he was caught transporting 49 school children in a 16-seater minibus taxi between KwaZulu-Natal’s Mooi River and Estcourt, national transport department said.
What made the situation even worse was that the driver was five times over the legal alcohol limit, said transport spokesperson Logan Maistry.
"Traffic officers arrested the driver of the minibus taxi, who was transporting learners from Mooi River to Estcourt, early this morning."
"The driver is currently detained at the SAPS in Mooi River," said Maistry.
He was expected to appear in court on Thursday.
Maistry said the children were so tightly crammed into the taxi they could not even move.
He said Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele had warned public transport operators that dedicated law enforcement operations specifically targeting public transport vehicles were being intensified.
