Kurnool Police on Saturday have identified the alleged biker riding with a pillion rider, moments before the fatal collision that caused the bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh, which left 19 people dead on Friday.

The biker was identified as Shiva Shankar, who was killed in the accident. The pillion rider was identified as Erri Swami.

“As part of the investigation into the bus accident that occurred on Friday (24.10.2025) near Chinna Tekuru in Kurnool district, it has been identified that the person who died in the bike accident was Shiva Shankar, and the pillion rider was Erri Swami @ Nani,” said Superintendent of Police, Vikranth Patil.

Police took Erri Swami into custody and interrogated him from multiple angles. “Both Erri Swami and Shiva Shankar had left Lakshmipuram village around

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