Kochi: The Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) has cancelled the fitness certificate of the team bus of Kerala Blasters Football Club.

The MVD had been running a state-wide enforcement drive penalising mostly tourist buses in the wake of a recent accident at Vadakkencherry that claimed nine lives.

At least five violations were found on the Kerala Blasters bus. The violations included missing medicines from the first-aid box in the bus and damages to the rear-view mirror.

Besides, the tyres had wear and threads were exposed, and the vinyl branding on the side of the bus had covered the mirror.

Kerala Blasters which plays in the Indian Super League had hired the bus from a private agency for its use throughout the season.

The players are transported in the team bus to the training ground and their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.