7 months ago
2
The Kurnool police, who are probing the autobus occurrence calamity that claimed 19 lives astatine Chinnatekur, person said that B. Shivashankar whose motorcycle was deed and dragged nether the bus, starring to the mishap, had died of caput injuries aft his conveyance skidded and deed a roadworthy divider connected the nationalist highway.
Before Erriswamy, Shivashankar’s friend, who was pillion riding, tried to region the motorcycle from the road, the backstage autobus rammed into it. Seeing the autobus going up successful flames, Erriswamy fled, an authoritative connection by Kurnool SP Vikrant Patil said.
The constabulary verified the CCTV footage gathered from the nationalist road and tracked the question of Shivashankar. The footage suggested that Shivashankar was travelling on with his friend.
According to the SP, the idiosyncratic travelling with Shivashankar has been identified arsenic Erriswamy alias Nani, who was nabbed and questioned. “The duo started from Lakshmipuram colony astir 2 a.m. connected Friday. Shivashankar was driving the conveyance and was connected their mode to Tuggali to driblet Erriswamy,” the SP said.
Around 2.24 a.m., Shivashankar and Erriswamy reached the HP Petrol Bunk adjacent Kia showroom, wherever they filled substance successful the conveyance worthy ₹300. CCTV footage gathered from the petrol pump showed them entering the petrol filling station, waiting for the staff, and walking retired of the premises for a fewer minutes, earlier riding away.
Just a fewer minutes aft leaving the petrol filling station, Shivashankar mislaid power connected the vehicle, which skidded and crashed into the roadworthy divider connected the close side.
“Shivashankar died instantly arsenic helium fell disconnected the bike, portion Erriswamy suffered insignificant injuries. Erriswamy dragged Shivashankar from the mediate of the roadworthy to 1 broadside and checked if helium was inactive breathing. But earlier helium could region the motorcycle from the mediate of the road, the backstage sleeper autobus rammed into it and dragged it for immoderate distance,” the merchandise said.
Noticing the autobus going up successful flames, Erriswamy panicked and fled from the scene. The constabulary person registered cases. Further probe is on.
