Reckless driving in Bahrain : Man to appear before court

Manama : A reckless school bus driver, who was seen over-speeding in a recent video footage, will meet his fate as he stands before the court on Monday . Traffic Prosecution Head and Consultant Attorney Hussain Al Bualihas confirmed that the driver was interrogated by the Traffic Prosecution, which ordered to detain him.  

Al Buali said the man confessed to his crimes of over-speeding, wrongly changing lanes and posing risks to lives and properties.

DT News reported last week that the man was arrested by traffic police following the circulation of a video footage online showing him driving irresponsibly on one of the kingdom’s roads. The General Directorate of Traffic confirmed the man’s arrest in a statement and said he would be soon referred to the Public Prosecution stating, “In response to a video circulated on social media of a bus driver working for a transportation company who was over-speeding and not sticking to the correct lane, the General Directorate of Traffic has arrested the driver and referred him to the Public Prosecutor.”

“The department calls upon all drivers to follow traffic rules to enhance road safety,” the directorate said in a statement.

The video showed the school bus being heedlessly driven over the speed of 120 km/h on King Faisal Highway in Manama. The speed limit for such vehicles on this road is 70 km/h and they are not to be driven on the left lane. The driver additionally overtook another vehicle using the left lane without using the indicators.