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News24 reports that a City of Cape Town traffic officer is in hospital after a driver transporting pupils to school knocked him over in Athlone on Tuesday.
Traffic department spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout said the officer was hit when he tried to stop a minibus taxi at a checkpoint in Klipfontein Service Road. "The motorist involved was detained as it transpired they were transporting schoolchildren without the necessary permit and in an unlicenced vehicle. The driver could also not produce a valid driver's licence," Bezuidenhout indicated. The extent of the officer's injuries is unknown. Western Cape police spokesperson FC van Wyk said Athlone police were investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving. "A 37-year-old foreign national was arrested. He will appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court once charged," Van Wyk stated. City of Cape Town mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said attacks on law enforcement staff would not be tolerated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24
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