Two sleeper buses running in the wrong direction to Ky Son to pick up passengers were fined over 20 million VND.

On March 11, Ky Son District Police said that the unit had just coordinated with the Traffic Inspectorate (Nghe An Department of Transport) to handle 2 sleeper buses running in the wrong direction to Muong Xen town to pick up passengers.

Specifically, on the morning of March 10, the Traffic Police - Order Team of Ky Son District Police coordinated with the Traffic Inspectorate to inspect two sleeper buses of Hung Thang Bus Company with license plate 81B-015.13 and a passenger car with license plate 81B-016.51 traveling on National Highway 7 through this district.

Upon inspection, both vehicles were found to be not operating on the prescribed route. The task force then issued a record of administrative violations with a total fine of over 20 million VND.

Two passenger buses going the wrong way to Ky Son were fined more than 20 million VND. Photo: CACC

Previously, as Nghe An Newspaper reported, from March 3 to March 7,fixed line bus route 7Buses running from Vinh to Tuong Duong and Ky Son have stopped running to protest illegal buses and buses running beyond their routes. Dozens of drivers even hung banners in front of their buses and drove to Bac Vinh Bus Station to protest. According to the drivers, although they are not licensed to run to Tuong Duong and Ky Son, sleeper buses running from Nghe An to the southern and northern provinces still continuously pull their buses up to this area to pick up passengers, even short-distance passengers, causing unhealthy competition.

Fixed-route buses on Route 7 stopped and hung banners in front of their buses to protest illegal buses and buses that ran the wrong route. Photo: Tien Hung

According to Ky Son District Police, since the beginning of 2021, the unit has increased inspection and handling of vehicles traveling in the wrong direction to Ky Son District, made records and administratively sanctioned 5 cases of passenger vehicles traveling in the wrong direction. In the coming time, Ky Son District Police will continue to increase patrols, control, and strictly handle vehicles traveling in the wrong direction to Ky Son District to ensure order in passenger transport in particular and order and traffic safety in general./.