Hyderabad:The investigation into the tragic bus fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool that claimed 20 lives early Friday morning has taken a new turn with a viral video capturing the dead motorcyclist's suspicious behaviour shortly before the crash.

CCTV footage suggests B Shiva Shankar, 22, was riding recklessly, perhaps under the influence, shortly before he rammed into the private luxury bus on NH-44.

The private bus, belonging to V Kaveri Travels, burst into flames after the collision, dragging Shiva Shankar's motorcycle around 200 meters. Preliminary reports confirmed that friction and fuel leakage from the bike ignited the massive fire.

Telangana minister Jupally Krishna Rao has blamed the bus driver and the travel agency for the crash. Both drivers, Laxmaiah and Siva Narayana, have been arrested and charged with negligent driving.

The newly surfaced footage showed the biker arriving at a petrol pump with a pillion at 2:23 am. There was no attendant there.

The man riding pillion then walked away from the frame, likely to find someone to refuel their vehicle. The biker too got off and went around the petrol pump, the footage showed.

Source:Ndtv