500 booked for carrying extra students in school vehicles in Hyderabad

Police have launched a special drive to ensure safety of school children in Hyderab. y registered as many as 521 cases against owners and drivers of vehicles allegedly for ferrying extra school children (more than capacity of vehicle) in last two days. 

police said that 246 cases were registered against autos and vans for carrying more children than ir capacity. Rest of vehicle owners and drivers were booked for t having proper documents.

police have collaborated with transport department to conduct checkings in city.

Twenty-five traffic and six transport department teams have collaborated under this special drive that will continue for a couple of days.

"In last two days, we have booked 521 cases against autos, vans and school buses for carrying extra school children and some for t having proper documents. Apart from this, we are counselling parents and school manment. We have issued guidelines to ensure safety and security of children," Hyderab ditional Commissioner (Traffic) Anil Kumar said.

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He furr said, " teams are also carrying breath analysers to check wher drivers are t drinking and driving."

School vehicle drivers, however, maintained that y have been complying with police guidelines.

"We carry six school children in our auto and follow all guidelines given by traffic police. Every time traffic police explain to us about guidelines, we follow m," a school auto driver Shankar Yav said. 

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