One of the drivers of the Bengaluru-Hyderabad AC sleeper bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool has come into the spotlight following the tragedy that claimed 20 lives , with some seeing him as the hero who rescued several passengers, and the police alleging that he has been changing his statements.

Siva Narayana (30), the second driver of the V-Kaveri Travels bus, has been taken into custody by police. He was not behind the wheel when the bus collided with a motorcycle at 3 am Friday, leading to a rupture in the fuel tank that caused the deadly fire, but had been asleep, like many of the passengers. Lakshmaiah, who was driving the bus, woke him up after the incident, following which Siva is said to have acted quickly in breaking the windows of the bus and pulling severa

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