Hyderabad, June 20 -- The Hyderabad Traffic Police have found that 55,995 school bus drivers engaged by educational institutions were using mobile phones while transporting students, officials disclosed during a coordination meeting on student road safety held at Ravindra Bharathi on Friday, June 19.

The meeting, titled "Safety for School Children," brought together school managements, traffic police personnel and senior government officials to discuss growing concerns over road accidents involving schoolchildren.

Officials also revealed that 94 per cent of children travelling as pillion riders on two-wheelers do not wear helmets, despite the requirement being mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act.

Presenting accident data, Joint Comm...