Cops launch blitz on kombi crews

BULAWAYO police have launched a blitz to rid the city's Central Business District of unruly public service vehicle crews and their vehicles.

The police operation kicked-off by targeting kombis that operate along 6th Avenue between Lobengula and Herbert Chitepo Streets.

Police say the kombi crews were ignoring 6th Avenue's one-way traffic regulation thereby endangering the lives of other road users.

A team composed of officers from the support unit and traffic police was yesterday dispatched to deal with the menace.

They were supported by officers from the Vehicle Inspection Department and Bulawayo City Council.

Sanity briefly prevailed along 6th Avenue following police intervention as only a few daring and rowdy kombi crews remained on the ever busy road.