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Herald Correspondent
A CAG Travellers Coaches driver has been fined US$300 or three months in prison for negligent driving.
This comes after the bus he was driving was involved in an accident along the Harare-Chirundu Road.
Thomas Chokuda (49) of Trafalgar, Norton, appeared before the Karoi Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty.
His Class 1 licence was cancelled and he was banned from driving heavy vehicles for two years.
The court heard that on September 17, 2024, Chokuda was driving a Zhongtong bus with 36 passengers on board when he applied emergency brakes to avoid cattle, causing the bus to overturn. Seventeen passengers sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident.
Chokuda was found guilty of speeding, failing to keep a proper look-out and losing control of the vehicle.
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