A case was registered against the two bus drivers for alleged negligent and over-speed driving in connection with the bus fire here in the wee hours of Friday, which left 20 people dead, a police official said.

Based on a complaint by one of the survivors, N Ramesh, the Ulindakonda Police in Kurnool district registered the case.

The Bengaluru-bound private bus caught fire after colliding with a two-wheeler, with the blaze being triggered after the motor bike with its fuel cap open was dragged underneath the vehicle, leaving 20 people dead.

"We have registered a case against the two bus drivers on the basis of survivor N Ramesh's complaint, accusing them of negligent and over-speed driving in the Kurnool bus fire," the official told PTI.

Most of the victims were charred beyond recogniti

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