Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru -bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk.

In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district.

44 passengers onboard

There were 44 passengers on the bus, and several managed to escape.

The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, leading to the bursting of its fuel tank and subsequent ignition of the fire.

“We just received the forensic confirmation that the two bike-borne persons (Siva Shankar and Erri Swamy) were drunk,” Kurnool Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Koya Praveen told PTI.

Though police were aware

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