Taking note of school kids' safety, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) on Thursday, took action against 561 vehicles in Mumbai Metropolitan Region over scores of violations right from overloading vehicles with school kids to helmet-less drivers. Of these, 156 vehicles are from Mumbai, 314 from Thane and adjoining areas and 91 from Panvel. This is in addition to the action of illegal school buses and other vehicles ferrying school kids in which action was taken against 113 vehicles in Mumbai, 231 in Thane and 91 in Panvel.

The Regional Transport Department had launched a special drive against all two and three-wheelers that used to ferry school children in an unsafe manner with stringent action, including suspension of permits and licences and also against all vehicles ferrying school kids between November 25 to December 10.