KURNOOL: The investigation into the ghastly bus fire tragedy that claimed 19 lives took a new turn on Saturday with the police taking custody of a youth who was riding pillion on the motorbike, which is believed to have triggered the blaze after being hit by the bus.

While B. Shiva Shankar (22), who was riding the motorcycle, died on the spot, his friend Erriswamy, riding pillion, escaped with minor injuries. He allegedly fled the scene after the bus caught fire.

Police officials were questioning Erriswamy about the sequence of events that led to the bus catching fire.

They were trying to ascertain if the motorcycle had already met with an accident before the bus hit the two-wheeler lying on the road, as claimed by the bus driver, or if the bus had hit the motorcycle from behind and ru

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