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Limpopo Transport leaders carried out an on-site inspection of an overloaded inter-provincial bus
Some Malawian nationals who were travelling in an overloaded bus have been left stranded in Polokwane, Limpopo.
The 65-seater bus was carrying 117 people, including 15 minors travelling from Gauteng to Malawi.
Traffic officials impounded it on the N1 in Polokwane and the driver was arrested.
Limpopo Transport leaders carried out an on-site inspection of an overloaded inter-provincial bus detained at the Polokwane weighbridge.https://t.co/4Ett9IW3S5#ArriveAlive #TrafficEnforcement @TransportLimCom pic.twitter.com/LzoB8Alu1R
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 18, 2025
One of the passengers Elastin Khamanga says he requested to be refunded his bus fare when he realised that it was overloaded.
Khamanga says he doesn’t feel safe at the traffic centre.
He says they are waiting for the bus owner to pay a fine for the bus to be released.
“We are stranded here, we didn’t eat since the morning till now. We are trying to push the owner of the bus but he is just saying just wait just wait but you see all this people are suffering. We are waiting for them to release us, so far police have already released us so that we can go but this bus is not roadworthy for long distance.”
Heavily overloaded cross-border bus stopped on the N1 , Polokwane
The vehicle was carrying *117 occupants* – 1 driver, 101 passengers and 15 minors – *52 passengers beyond its legal capacity*.https://t.co/FExmMERV7Y#ArriveAlive #PassengerSafety @TransportLimCom @TrafficRTMC pic.twitter.com/98gde33LNd
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) December 18, 2025
