India, Oct. 30 -- Days after a massive fire in a sleeper bus in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, police suspect the involvement of a third vehicle. Initial reports said the bus fire was triggered after it collided with a motorcycle that got dragged underneath it and hit the open fuel tank.

There were 44 passengers in the bus and several managed to escape after breaking the windows. Police said probe revealed that the bus, operated by V Kaveri Travels, had run over a bike lying on the highway after it had met a road accident, following which fire erupted in the bus, leaving little to no time for the passengers, most of whom were asleep, to escape.

New details reveal that the bus had already met with an accident when it hit the motorcyc...