…minibus driver, conductor caught on video endangering passengers’ lives
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a minibus driver and conductor who were caught on video endangering the lives of their passengers.
On Tuesday, a video posted on social media that went viral showed a minibus conductor opening the door of a moving vehicle and dancing while placing his body outside, gripping only the outer part of the doorway. In the process of this unflattering behaviour, passengers were seen cheering him on.
Meanwhile, the driver of the bus was later seen opening the door of his driver’s seat, dancing and putting both his legs outside of the moving vehicle in the process of holding on to the staring wheel.
Speaking with this newspaper, Traffic Chief Linden Isles stated that the names of the driver, bus conductor, and a number of the bus are yet to be identified. However, he is calling on the public to help with the identification of these men so that they can face strict penalties.
“From the video, you see two persons but I don’t have that information to say which is the bus, I don’t have such information. I think if persons know which route the bus normally operates, they can identify the identification mark of the bus. They can inform us so that we can take some action. But presently, we don’t have the route of the bus or the driver of the bus,” he said.
President of the United Minibus Union (UMU), Eon Andrews said that based on the Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct that is enforced by the Police, the men were committing an offence.
“What is very concerning is that the commuters were cheering them on, obviously too, the music that was being played there was lewd music, and I would like to believe that those persons were mostly the younger generation,” he explained.
Just recently, the Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that from January 1 to April 2019, there was a 20.8 per cent increase in fatal accidents and an almost 20 per cent increase in road deaths related to accidents.
Traffic Chief, Superintendent Linden Isles pointed out last week that the majority of the fatal accidents occurred as a result of driving under the influence of alcohol.
