Overview
- Andhra Pradesh Police are searching for the driver of another bus seen in footage that may have dragged a motorcycle into the roadway before the Kaveri Travels coach struck it, with the primary driver remanded and the owner booked.
- Forensic and fire officials say a consignment of new mobile phones and the bus’s AC or electrical batteries likely intensified the blaze through lithium‑ion battery failures.
- Karnataka ordered immediate audits across KSRTC, BMTC, KKRTC and NWKRTC fleets, with depot teams checking emergency exits, extinguishers, wiring and battery cut‑off switches and fitting emergency hammers in AC buses.
- An enforcement drive at Bengaluru entry points booked 380 cases and seized 63 private buses for safety and permit violations, with authorities coordinating alternate transport and launching passenger warnings on banned items.
- Union minister Nitin Gadkari highlighted an amended national bus code in force since September 1, saying illegal modifications such as unauthorised sleeper conversions are now punishable by jail and asserting the Kurnool bus was unlawfully altered.