Metro police’s driving
abilities questioned
Due to the amount of accidents involving metro police vehicles recently,
the driving abilities of the officers are being questioned. Reports say that
this is the third accident in two weeks involving the new vehicles given to the
metro police.
December 20, 2013
The newly issued metro
police vehicle that was involved in the accident on Monday.
The driving abilities of the metro police
personnel have once again been called into question after a metro police
vehicle was involved in yet another accident on Monday.According to Xander Loubser, spokesperson of
the Best Care Ambulance service, two vehicles were involved in an accident on
Monday morning at 09:15 on the corner of Hamilton and Madiba streets, one of
which was a metro police vehicle.Upon their arrival at the scene, it was
determined that neither the two metro police officers nor the civilian
sustained any injuries. The metro police vehicle involved was a new addition to
the fleet. Over 200 new vehicles were given to the Tshwane metro police earlier
this month. According to sources, this is the third accident in which these new
vehicles have been involved in the past two weeks.Most of the vehicles were issued to the
recently graduated metro police officers. It has, however, not been confirmed
whether the driver was also a recent graduate.In earlier reports, Rekord investigated the
amount of vehicles at the metro police station in Centurion. It was determined
that only three out of eight vehicles were in working condition. Even though it
has been promised by the executive mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, that all the
regions will receive new vehicles, Centurion has not received any. There are
currently only two vehicles available for 20 officers on duty during a shift,
one of which is permanently deployed at the executive mayor’s residence in The
Reeds.
