Overloaded taxi caught with more than 30 school-age children, netizens react: “I blame the parents”

• Traffic police pulled over a taxi carrying schoolchildren and discovered it was heavily overloaded
• The taxi carrying 14 or 16 passengers was carrying more than 30 school-age children and reportedly had brakes that were not in good condition.
• The online community reacted to the video, with many expressing anger and pointing fingers.

An overloaded taxi was caught with more than 30 schoolchildren. Internet users react angrily.

In the TikTok video uploaded by @dodorhoyi, traffic officers took the taxi off the road. A police officer can be seen counting the school children as they exit the taxi. There were more than 30 children in the car that was supposed to carry 14 to 16 passengers.

The person who recorded the video can also be heard saying that the taxi breaks are not roadworthy, which is another worrying statement because the children’s lives were in danger.

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16-seater vehicle captured with more than 30 passengers

Watch the worrying TikTok video below:

Internet users angry with the situation

The video garnered more than 400,000 views, with many online users expressing anger. See the comments below:

@…….Sky said:

“I’m not blaming the owner or the taxi driver, I blame the parents, bayathanda sana.” (They had a choice)

@mabhinas shared:

“Guys, when we as parents look for transportation for our children, we don’t know ba ooDriver, they are very greedy for money, forgetting that they are putting our children’s lives in danger.”

@Queenie was angry:

“An accident 30 lives are involved 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡.”

@Dee Mjantji expressed:

“The driver’s license must be definitively obtained when the taxi returns to the owner.”

@Dzuguz commented:

“Parents know about this situation, they will cry for us when their children die.”

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@proudly 🇿🇦 said:

“That’s why I stopped using taxis to work here in CT, they do that to us too😭😩.”

Taxi driver caught fleeing from authorities

In another story, Briefly News reported about a taxi driver who fled from a traffic cop.

Running away from the law is never a good idea. A taxi driver made this mistake and was caught on camera. Using the handle @nandom7441 on TikTok, a Cape Town driver uploaded a video to the well-known social media app of the taxi driver running and quickly crossing a busy road to escape the clutches of a traffic officer.

Source: Briefly News