The KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) has impounded 11 trucks during an intelligence-driven operation targeting freight companies accused of flouting road safety regulations, as provincial Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma warned that worn-out and illegally imported tyres are contributing to fatal crashes on the province’s roads.

The KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) has impounded 11 trucks during an intelligence-driven operation targeting freight companies accused of flouting road safety…

A truck driver was arrested and 11 heavy vehicles impounded in Pietermaritzburg during an intensive intelligence-driven KZN road safety crackdown on Sunday.

The operation, which began at the crack of dawn, targeted certain freight companies that deliberately operated at night to avoid detection.