The 3-tonne truck detained yesterday by the Kukum Police Traffic for overloading bags of copra. Photo By Benz Newman

A three-tonne truck carrying bags of copra for sale yesterday was detained by police for overloading.

The arrest took place along the main road near the Town Council area after being sighted by police.

The general public especially those driving vehicles are urged by the Director of Kukum Police Traffic Inspector Charles Solomon Habatia to seriously take note of the consequences to such practices.

“Throughout the Christmas and New Year festive season, I had made a strong awareness in the media especially for vehicle owners, drivers and those who have business vehicles,” said Director Habatia.

“The purpose of such awareness was we wanted to educate the general public of what some of the offences we the police traffic are trying to avoid so that they do not commit and face such situations themselves.

“Not only for traffic users but people using vehicles as well, so we are trying to prevent such in applying measures through awareness for people,” he said.

The Kukum Traffic Director elaborated that when it comes to the time when they see that something happens directly, they will not tolerate such action.

“An example itself is the arrest that had just taken place witnessed. The risk of the vehicle overloading copra is that it poses a threat to other passing vehicles, pedestrians and for themselves which is very dangerous,” said Director Habatia.

“It is our duty to make sure that what we preach out must also be carried out. So this exercise as from now on will be stricter by the Kukum Traffic Police monitoring vehicles loads.

“The overload truck arrested will be detained and the owner will be charged to the offence caused to the traffic before everything could be released back to them after police are satisfied with their work,” he added.

According to the Kukum Police Traffic Director, police traffic awareness’s will continue to be preached for the general public to be aware of police traffic regulations.

He said they will be looking out for defective parts on any class of vehicles as the offence applies to all class types.