This special report covers the Kurnool bus fire tragedy, where police investigations have revealed new details about motorcyclist Shivashankar, who was initially believed to have caused the accident that killed 19 passengers and himself. According to a key witness, his friend Yerriswamy, who was riding the pillion, said: “We were riding our bike when a bus hit us at high speed. We were both thrown.” Contrary to initial reports that he rammed the bus, police now suggest that Shivashankar had already died after his bike skidded and hit a partition moments before the bus ran over the fallen motorcycle, dragging it away and starting a massive fire. CCTV footage from a petrol pump shortly before the incident shows Shivashankar, allegedly drunk, driving erratically. The Yerriswamy pillar rider survived with injuries and is a key witness in the ongoing investigation.
