Kurnool: A day after the tragic Kurnool bus fire incident, which claimed 20 lives, a CCTV footage of the biker, who was involved in the accident, surfaced online. The clip captured the moments before the tragedy.
The biker was reportedly in an inebriated state when he came to a petrol pump along with his friend. In the CCTV footage, it could be seen that the due waited at the petrol pump for some time.
CCTV Footage Of The Biker:. The motocycle reportedly collided with the bus nd got dragged underneath with its fuel cap open. It caused the blaze.
They walked for a few meters towards the road. Later, the bike came back and left. The footage further shows that the man was not able to ride the bike properly as he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The footage was recorded at around 2:24 am on Friday.
According to reports, due to the biker's mistake, the bus caught fire. Officials confirmed to news agency ANI that the bike collided with the bus and got stuck beneath it, which led to the leakage of petrol, causing fire.
There were a total of 41 passengers travelling in the bus when it caught fire in the wee hours of Friday. The motorcycle reportedly collided with the bus and got dragged underneath with its fuel cap open. It caused the blaze. The ill-fated bus was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.
The bus door got jammed due to a short circuit and the vehicle was completely gutted within minutes. Around 20 passengers survived the blaze. Most survivors were reportedly aged between 25 and 35 years.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday constituted a committee comprising officials from the transport, roads and revenue departments to investigate the fatal bus fire . "The government has constituted a high-power committee with officials from the transport, roads and revenue departments to investigate the bus fire accident," state Home Minister V Anitha said while addressing a press conference.
