Urban connect company suspended for 6 months.
- Chipo Basira
- 20 Feb, 2025
Urban connect company suspended for 6 months.
Honourable F. T Mhona , Minister of transport and infrastructural development has issued an statement concerning the suspension of license for operation of all omnibus by Urban Connect holdings ( PVT) LTD.
The suspension was caused by the fatal accident which claimed 25 lives and caused serious injuries to many passengers on the 13th of February in Masvingo Beitbridge road.
Honourable Mhona said that the Ministry is working tirelessly to ensure road and transport safety, suspension is enhancing strict enforcement of road motor transportas for safety well being of people.
The Ministry also send their heartfelt condolences to the family of 25 people and wishing speedy recovery to those who are receiving treatment.
In their statement they said that the driver who caused the accident had not have a valid passenger insurance police , a valid route permit .
" The bus registration number AGL2474 belonging to this Company did not have valid Passenger Insurance Policy
as prescribed under Section 38(b)(1) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11]. In addition, the vehicle did not have a valid Route Permit as prescribed in Section 12 of the Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:15]. Similarly
our inference is that the driver of this bus was not compliant with the Re-Test requirement prescribed under Section
5 of Statutory Instrument 168 of 2006. The above violations by the bus operator are a serious breach of the terms and
conditions of the operator's license issued to the Company for it to operate in Zimbabwe".
"Informed by the foregoing violations, 1 have directed the Commissioner of Road Motor Transportation to invoke provisions of Section 17(b)(i) of the Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:15] and suspend, with immediate effect, Urban Connect (Pvt) Ltd from operating all its omnibuses in all the routes for a period of six months as we further investigate", said Honorable Mhona.
In the statement Ministry added that as the National Youth day is approaching they are urging motorists, transport operators and members of public all road usrsthat Ministry is taking strong measures, and working with law to ensure the safety and that they are abiding by law on the road.
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