Amaravati (PTI): The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP on Sunday alleged that the Kurnool bus fire, which killed 20 people, was a "government-made massacre" caused by "spurious liquor sold at a illegal alcohol shop" in Kurnool district.

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

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

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

The opposition party claimed that the biker Siva Shankar and Erri Swamy involved in the accident had consumed fake liquor at Lakshmipuram before the collision, leading to the chain of events that caused the bus fire.

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