A fine of three to six thousand riyals for overtaking a school bus

 The Saudi Traffic Department has said that overtaking a school bus during the transportation of children is not allowed, there is a fine for it.

According to the Urgent website, the traffic department warned in a statement on its Twitter account that 'overtaking a school bus standing to pick up or drop off children is a traffic violation. He will be fined from 3,000 to 6,000 riyals.

The traffic department has asked drivers to avoid overtaking if they see a school bus parked in such a case for the safety of the children. And stop the car.

It should be noted that in a video that is viral on social media, it can be seen that a school bus was standing in Qatif and at the same time a vehicle passed by quickly. A girl narrowly escaped being run over by an overtaking vehicle.

 If the bus driver was slightly negligent, the girl would have come under the wheels of the vehicle.

The traffic department has arrested the driver of the vehicle that overtook the school bus and handed over the driver to the custody of the traffic authority for punishment.