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The driver of the Bengaluru-bound bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday, claiming 20 people, escaped the blaze by jumping out through the passenger door but failed to grasp the severity of the situation, police said on Saturday.

Both the driver, 42-year-old Miriyala Lakshmaiah, and the additional driver are currently in police custody. A case was registered on Friday in connection with the tragedy.

19 passengers and a motorbike rider were charred to death when the private bus collided with a two-wheeler at Chinnatekuru village in Kurnool district. Out of 44 passengers on board, several managed to escape the flames.

“Once the fire started (and) the bus came to a halt, through the passenger door he (Lakshmaiah) jumped out. He did not

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