A vehicle without a fitness certificate cannot ply. Transport department officials said the fitness certificate of the vehicle (WB15B9071) had expired two years ago, on February 28, 2018. This is not the first time pool cars ferrying schoolchildren have been found unfit for plying. Two of the rescued childrenIn November last year, a school bus that lacked a fitness certificate had crashed in Chitpore, leaving eight students and several guardians injured. It becomes difficult for law enforcement agencies to act tough on errant pool cars because so many parents and their children depend on them.

Source: The Telegraph February 14, 2020 21:45 UTC