A driver without a driving license, an owner too generous to respect the contract, a running out of fuel just a few hours after the start of activities. The reasons leading to the accident and incident recorded this Thursday involving two vehicles from the Taxi Gab+ project are rather laughable, despite their serious nature, to say the least.
The accident and incident that occurred this Thursday, October 10 in Libreville involving two of the brand new vehicles of the Taxi Gab+ project are something to laugh about, despite the fact that one almost cost the lives of two individuals on motorcycles, who were driving on Boulevard Omar Bongo without any protection. The company responsible for managing the project revealed in a press release published this evening that the driver on board the taxi was not the legal owner of the vehicle. “The damaged taxi had been lent to a citizen without a driving license by his older brother, the owner of the vehicle.“. Amazing !
«We condemn this inappropriate use and remind that only the owners are authorized to drive said taxis.», reacted Taxi Gab+ which also assures that, contrary to the information circulating on social networks mentioning in particular serious human damage, or even the death of one of the passengers of the motorcycle, this is not the case.
Running out of fuel doesn’t sound serious!
Even more comical, the public company explains that the video probably showing one of the beneficiaries pushing his vehicle on foot helped by a passerby is the work of “a dry breakdown“. If Taxi Gab+ states that this difficulty has “quickly [été] resolved, and that the taxi has resumed its service in the cities of Greater Libreville», it did not prevent the criticism and mockery aroused by this incident and the accident which occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the Town Hall. Especially since these vehicles were made available to their future owners only 24 hours earlier.
To defend itself, the Coordination asserts that “the Taxi Gab+ project remains a serious project, with the mission of offering secure and quality transport services“. Above all, she wishes to recall that “all 417 taxis in the project followed all the regulatory steps before being put into circulation. In addition, all taxi owner-drivers are trained and hold a valid driving license issued by the National Center for the Editing of Transport Documents (CNEDT), having received specific training to adapt to the use of these vehicles”.
