Officials confirmed that Shivashankar, seen in the CCTV footage, was the biker involved in the collision and also perished in the incident.
Published Oct 26, 2025 | 11:40 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 26, 2025 | 11:40 AM
Video screengrab of the biker minutes before his collision with the ill-fated bus.
Synopsis: A CCTV clip from 24 October shows biker Shivashankar refueling minutes before a deadly Kurnool bus accident that killed 20. The Bengaluru-bound bus collided with his bike, caught fire, and trapped passengers. Police filed an FIR against the driver and owner for negligence, as investigations continue.
A CCTV clip that surfaced on 24 October, Friday, shows biker Shivashankar refuelling his bike at a petrol pump just minutes before the horrific Kurnool bus accident that claimed 20 lives. The footage — now widely shared on social media — has added a new dimension to the ongoing investigation into one of Andhra Pradesh’s worst road tragedies in recent years.
The accident occurred around 3 a.m. near Chinna Tekuru village in Kalluru mandal, when a Bengaluru-bound private sleeper bus operated by V Kaveri Travels rammed into a motorbike and caught fire moments later. The impact was so severe that the bus was engulfed in flames within seconds, trapping passengers inside.
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Officials confirmed that Shivashankar, seen in the CCTV footage, was the biker involved in the collision and also perished in the incident. He had reportedly gone to refuel his bike along with another youth shortly before the crash. Authorities are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine whether he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the mishap.
In the wake of the tragedy, Kurnool police have registered an FIR against the bus driver, Miriyala Lakshmaiah, and owner, Vemuri Vinod Kumar, following a complaint from survivor Ramesh, who alleged rash driving and negligence.
The duo has been booked under BNS Sections 125(a) and 106(1), which pertain to rash or negligent acts leading to death and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The sleeper bus, carrying passengers from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, was reduced to ashes within minutes. 19 passengers and the biker were killed on the spot, while four others sustained critical injuries. 27 people managed to escape, many by breaking windows and jumping out as flames consumed the vehicle.
Local residents and police teams rushed to the scene, but rescue efforts were hampered by the intensity of the blaze. Forensic experts have been deployed to identify the charred remains of victims.
