Bus Tragedy: Cops Grill Pillion Rider to Unravel Truth

[EyBisa]

The investigation into the ghastly bus fire tragedy that claimed 19 lives took a new turn on Saturday with the police taking custody of a youth who was riding pillion on the motorbike, which is believed to have triggered the blaze after being hit by the bus.

While B. Shiva Shankar (22), who was riding the motorcycle, died on the spot, his friend Erriswamy, riding pillion, escaped with minor injuries. He allegedly fled the scene after the bus caught fire.

Police officials were questioning Erriswamy about the sequence of events that led to the bus catching fire.

They were trying to ascertain if the motorcycle had already met with an accident before the bus hit the two-wheeler lying on the road, as claimed by the bus driver, or if the bus had hit the motorcycle from behind and run over it.

The investigators hope to get clarity on what exactly happened before the bus was engulfed by the flames.

The bus belonging to a private travel operator and carrying 44 passengers was on its way to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. The accident occurred near Chinnatekur village on the outskirts of Kurnool between 3-3.15 a.m.

While 19 passengers, including two children, were charred to death, 27 passengers, including both drivers, escaped by breaking glass windows.

Preliminary investigation suggests that as the motorcycle got stuck under the bus's belly, the friction and fuel leakage from the bike ignited the massive fire.

As part of the investigation into the mishap, the police scanned the CCTV footage in the area on the National Highway-44 and spotted the bike at a petrol station minutes before the accident.

Shiva Shankar was seen riding the bike recklessly, and police suspect that he was under the influence of alcohol or some other substance. The police identified the youth riding pillion as Shiva Shankar’s friend Erriswamy.

The police picked up the youth from his house in Rampalli village in Tuggali mandal in the same district.

The duo had left Kurnool for Dhone in Nandyal district in the early hours of Friday for some work. After they met with the accident resulting in Shiva Shankar’s death, Erriswamy escaped from the spot.

The video footage shows the biker arriving at a petrol pump with a pillion at 2:22 a.m. According to the petrol pump manager, it was a Pulsar bike. The headlight was not working, and the rider was using only the left indicator.

The pump manager said the rider appeared drunk and was riding the bike like a stuntman. As there was no attendant at one of the Dispensing Units (DU), a man riding pillion walked away, apparently to find someone to refuel their vehicle. The biker too got off and went around the petrol pump.

The pump manager said only one out of three DUs was open at that time. When the two youths approached the employee at another DU, the latter asked them to bring their vehicle. According to the employee, the way Shiva Shankar was riding the vehicle, it looked as if it might skid. He brought the vehicle to the DU, which was open, and refuelled the vehicle.

The petrol pump manager said that since the motorcyclist paid cash, they have no record of how much petrol they filled.

Shiva Shankar’s body was found about 200 metres before the place where the bus caught fire. The bus apparently dragged the bike for 200 metres before it came to a halt.

Police have also collected the CCTV footage of the bus passing in front of the petrol pump. This footage is expected to help the investigators find a clue about the speed at which the bus was being driven.

Laxmaiah and Siva Narayana, both drivers of the bus, are already in police custody.

[Android_Halwa]

Nibba poragallu taagi bus ne tagalapetinaru kada ra ayya…

[Jatka Bandi]

38 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Nibba poragallu taagi bus ne tagalapetinaru kada ra ayya…

taagudu mee janma hakku kadara gajjiga 

[Android_Halwa]

1 hour ago, Jatka Bandi said:

taagudu mee janma hakku kadara gajjiga 

Kurnool anta….kalthi quarter 99 Rs ki amme batch ni adugu ra…nuv nee lavadala jokes…!

[citizenofIND]

2 hours ago, Android_Halwa said:

Nibba poragallu taagi bus ne tagalapetinaru kada ra ayya…

Inka Nayyam Baburao vision tho cheap liquor taginchindhu ani comment kosam vethukuthunna. 

[citizenofIND]

21 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Kurnool anta….kalthi quarter 99 Rs ki amme batch ni adugu ra…nuv nee lavadala jokes…!

Inka Padaledhu anukunna. Adhi lekha

[akkum_bakkum]

23 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

Kurnool anta….kalthi quarter 99 Rs ki amme batch ni adugu ra…nuv nee lavadala jokes…!

topic padindi...langa vaalindi

[Jatka Bandi]

1 hour ago, Android_Halwa said:

Kurnool anta….kalthi quarter 99 Rs ki amme batch ni adugu ra…nuv nee lavadala jokes…!

Pakka rastram G naakedi nuvve kadara gajji ga. Ayina rastram ani sambandham lekunda gajji tho chache toka breed meede kadara. Mimmalne aduguta. Akkada 99rs kanna ammutaru, mee tandallo kalti saara ne kadara bathukuteruvu kosam andarini scam chese lucha bathukulu.

Idantha sare kaani, bus tagalabadithe security features emunnayo asalu chusaventra? Vaadu taagi vunte vaadochi gudhado leka bus ode poyi gudhado neeku telusentra? oo, neeku anni telustayi lera. ee saari ee toka gaadu cheppadenti neeku asalu emayyindo?

[akkum_bakkum]

Apparently this reckless mofo was drunk, lost control and hit the divider, then died instantly. The pillion rider then collected the body of driver leaving the crashed bike on road. While doing so, fast moving bus ran over the damaged bike causing sparks and eventually engulfing in flames.

[jalsa01]

vadni grill chesi emi use ra babu.. aa buses permits, safrey measurs medha focus pettakunda

[CanadianMalodu]

4 hours ago, EyBisa said:

The investigation into the ghastly bus fire tragedy that claimed 19 lives took a new turn on Saturday with the police taking custody of a youth who was riding pillion on the motorbike, which is believed to have triggered the blaze after being hit by the bus.

While B. Shiva Shankar (22), who was riding the motorcycle, died on the spot, his friend Erriswamy, riding pillion, escaped with minor injuries. He allegedly fled the scene after the bus caught fire.

Police officials were questioning Erriswamy about the sequence of events that led to the bus catching fire.

They were trying to ascertain if the motorcycle had already met with an accident before the bus hit the two-wheeler lying on the road, as claimed by the bus driver, or if the bus had hit the motorcycle from behind and run over it.

The investigators hope to get clarity on what exactly happened before the bus was engulfed by the flames.

The bus belonging to a private travel operator and carrying 44 passengers was on its way to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. The accident occurred near Chinnatekur village on the outskirts of Kurnool between 3-3.15 a.m.

While 19 passengers, including two children, were charred to death, 27 passengers, including both drivers, escaped by breaking glass windows.

Preliminary investigation suggests that as the motorcycle got stuck under the bus's belly, the friction and fuel leakage from the bike ignited the massive fire.

As part of the investigation into the mishap, the police scanned the CCTV footage in the area on the National Highway-44 and spotted the bike at a petrol station minutes before the accident.

Shiva Shankar was seen riding the bike recklessly, and police suspect that he was under the influence of alcohol or some other substance. The police identified the youth riding pillion as Shiva Shankar’s friend Erriswamy.

The police picked up the youth from his house in Rampalli village in Tuggali mandal in the same district.

The duo had left Kurnool for Dhone in Nandyal district in the early hours of Friday for some work. After they met with the accident resulting in Shiva Shankar’s death, Erriswamy escaped from the spot.

The video footage shows the biker arriving at a petrol pump with a pillion at 2:22 a.m. According to the petrol pump manager, it was a Pulsar bike. The headlight was not working, and the rider was using only the left indicator.

The pump manager said the rider appeared drunk and was riding the bike like a stuntman. As there was no attendant at one of the Dispensing Units (DU), a man riding pillion walked away, apparently to find someone to refuel their vehicle. The biker too got off and went around the petrol pump.

The pump manager said only one out of three DUs was open at that time. When the two youths approached the employee at another DU, the latter asked them to bring their vehicle. According to the employee, the way Shiva Shankar was riding the vehicle, it looked as if it might skid. He brought the vehicle to the DU, which was open, and refuelled the vehicle.

The petrol pump manager said that since the motorcyclist paid cash, they have no record of how much petrol they filled.

Shiva Shankar’s body was found about 200 metres before the place where the bus caught fire. The bus apparently dragged the bike for 200 metres before it came to a halt.

Police have also collected the CCTV footage of the bus passing in front of the petrol pump. This footage is expected to help the investigators find a clue about the speed at which the bus was being driven.

Laxmaiah and Siva Narayana, both drivers of the bus, are already in police custody.

Bus lo dashcam footage ledha?

[akkum_bakkum]

1 hour ago, CanadianMalodu said:

Bus lo dashcam footage ledha?

Dashcam anta lol… India lo cctvs sarigga pani chesthe chalu

[CanadianMalodu]

1 minute ago, akkum_bakkum said:

Dashcam anta lol… India lo cctvs sarigga pani chesthe chalu

Volvo bus maintain chesevaadu dash cam pettukovadam peddha matter em kaadhu.

[akkum_bakkum]

4 minutes ago, CanadianMalodu said:

Volvo bus maintain chesevaadu dash cam pettukovadam peddha matter em kaadhu.

Nv nadipichinapudu peduduv le. Fire extinguishers and emergency exits ae panicheyyaledu ikkada

[CanadianMalodu]

3 minutes ago, akkum_bakkum said:

Nv nadipichinapudu peduduv le. Fire extinguishers and emergency exits ae panicheyyaledu ikkada

You can't stop lithium battery fire with fire extinguisher 🧯. Bandi cargo deck lo 400 cellphones unnayani forensic vallu confirm chesaru. That means 400 lithium ion batteries were lit up. They burn up to 1000c and over.