3,800 school vehicles fined

A whopping 3,800 vehicles ferrying school children were challaned this year for violating traffic regulations, with the maximum number of cases reported in the first fortnight of February.

A whopping 3,800 vehicles ferrying school children were challaned this year for violating traffic regulations, with the maximum number of cases reported in the first fortnight of February.

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According to Delhi Police statistics, 1,894 school buses and 1,916 mini-buses ferrying students were prosecuted in the capital this year till February 15 for flouting traffic rules, including violation of Supreme Court directions.

A senior police official said a driver was also arrested in connection with a non-fatal accident. "A special drive against school vans and buses involved in overloading and unauthorised vehicles plying began on January 31," a senior police official said.