Overloaded minibus with child ‘slinging’ behind hauled in

A route 40 minibus driver was hauled in by police ranks and the vehicle impounded at the Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary in Georgetown after a photo posted on social media showed the overloaded bus with a schoolboy slinging from the back of the bus.

“The Guyana Police Force has a zero-tolerance policy for any type of road lawlessness,” the Force said in a release.

The minibus driver was charged with breaching his road service license, failing to exhibit revenue license and fitness certificate, tinted motor vehicle and breach of prescribed fitness.

The Guyana Police Force wishes to encourage all drivers, pedestrians, and persons using the roadways to be more responsible and to remember the theme for Road Safety Month 2022 which is: ‘Safe Driving, Saves Lives!’