Hyderabad-Bengaluru Bus Blaze: Biker Was Already Dead After Hitting Divider; Cops Connect the Dots
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Exclusive | Bike skidded, rider died on spot before bus ran over it in Kurnool tragedy: Pillion rider tells police
A bus in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, caught fire after running over a motorcycle involved in a prior accident, killing 19 passengers. The motorcyclist died before the bus arrived, authorities confirm after investigating CCTV footage.
Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus blaze: Biker was already dead after hitting divider; cops connect the dots
A tragic bus fire killing 19 passengers was caused by the bus running over a skidded motorcycle. CCTV footage revealed the bike had fallen before the bus approached. The driver claims he didn't realize he hit the bike until friction caused the fuel tank to explode, trapping passengers inside.
The video was recorded at a petrol pump on October 24th at around 2:23 AM. In it, the accused biker, Shiva Shankar, can be seen parking his bike near the petrol dispenser with his companion and then staggering back a short time later. According to eyewitnesses and the police, Shiva Shankar was drunk at the time.
Andhra Bus Fire: Driver Arrested After Deadly Crash Linked to Drunk Bikers
Police have arrested the driver of the private sleeper bus involved in the devastating fire that claimed 19 lives near Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The arrest followed an investigation that revealed the crash was caused by two men on a motorcycle who were drunk at the time of the accident. According to officials, the bus carrying 44 passengers was en route from Hyderabad to Bengaluru in the early hours of October 24…
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