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The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has impounded unroadworthy trucks as part of efforts to prevent unsafe vehicles from remaining on the country’s roads.
SLRSA Executive Director James Bagie Bio said the vehicles targeted during the latest enforcement operation had deteriorated to conditions that could endanger drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other road users.
According to Bio, the Authority had previously engaged the affected vehicle owners and advised them to take the necessary measures to restore their vehicles to safe operating conditions.
However, some owners failed to comply with the directive, prompting the Authority to take enforcement action against the vehicles, according to the report.
Bio said the latest operation was necessary to stop unroadworthy vehicles from continuing to operate and potentially putting lives at risk.
The enforcement action forms part of SLRSA’s broader mandate to improve road safety, including vehicle inspection and enforcement of roadworthiness standards. The Authority has also identified the removal of unroadworthy vehicles from the roads as an important road safety measure. The latest crackdown is not the first enforcement operation led by Bio against vehicles considered unsafe. The report said he has previously supervised similar operations as part of efforts to strengthen compliance with vehicle safety requirements across Sierra Leone.
SLRSA’s recent road safety activities have also included enforcement operations targeting road obstructions and other hazards. The Authority has said its work is aimed at reducing crashes and improving safety for all road users.
The impoundments signal a continued push by the road safety authority to ensure that vehicles operating on public roads meet required safety standards and do not pose avoidable risks to the public.
