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The motorcyclist progressive successful the autobus calamity astatine Chinna Tekuru successful Kurnool, which near 19 passengers dead, was drunk, constabulary said connected Sunday (October 26). “The Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL-Kurnool) submitted its study confirming that the rider, B. Shiva Shankar, was drunk,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikrant Patil said. The SP said the viscera samples person traces of intoxicant arsenic per the RFSL report.
The backstage sleeper autobus en way to Bengaluru from Hyderabad caught occurrence aft hitting a motorcycle lying connected the roadworthy successful the aboriginal hours of Friday. The motorcycle, ridden by Shiva Shankar of Kurnool, skidded disconnected the roadworthy and deed the divider. Before his person and pillion rider, Eriswamy, could region the motorcycle, the autobus deed it and erupted successful flames, constabulary said.
Police connected Saturday verified the CCTV camera footage from assorted places connected the highway, toll gross and substance filling stations arsenic portion of their investigation. In the footage from an HP substance presumption adjacent Kia Showroom, they recovered Shiva Shankar and his person entering the bunk and filling substance worthy ₹300.
The duo entered the filling presumption astir 2.24 p.m., waited for the staff, walked retired of the premises for a fewer minutes and past near the spot aft filling petrol. From there, Shiva Shankar rode the motorcycle rashly and astir fell down but managed to regain balance. A fewer minutes aft leaving the filling station, Shiva Shankar fell down, according to police.
Meanwhile, Eriswamy reportedly told constabulary that a mates of vehicles, including buses, had passed connected the aforesaid roadworthy evading the motorcycle that was lying connected the roadworthy aft they fell down. Eriswamy maintained that helium tried to region the motorcycle from the roadworthy but the ill-fated autobus deed it and dragged it for a fewer metres earlier erupting into flames.
