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‘Trapped in your bus of hell’: Hunter Valley crash survivor vents anger at driver Brett Button



Newcastle district court hears emotional victim impact statements during sentence hearing for bus driverFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Hunter Valley bus crash survivor has described how he was trapped in driver Brett Button’s “bus of hell”.When Drew El Moussalli stepped into the Newcastle district court witness box on Tuesday during Button’s sentence hearing, he asked Judge Roy Ellis to order Button to show some respect and look at him as he spoke about the impact of the fateful night when 10 people died and 25 were injured. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/10/hunter-valley-bus-crash-trial-driver-brett-button-sentence-kane-symons-ntwnfb

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Publish date : 2024-09-10 05:38:02

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