Lucknow, Nov. 10 -- A private bus which overturned at the zero point of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway on Monday, killing three people and injuring around 45, had five unpaid challans worth Rs.27,000, regional transport officer (enforcement) Prabhat Pandey said. Its papers, including its fitness and permit documents, were valid, he said.

The bus was carrying around 56 passengers despite having a seating capacity of 40.

Pandey said pending challans do not prevent a commercial vehicle from obtaining or renewing its fitness certificate, permit or tax clearance.

"If a commercial vehicle has a challan, its other work does not stop," he said. A pending challan can affect the issuance of a no-objection certificate and the transfer of a vehicle, ...