Bus Driver Jailed for Wedding Crash, Company Faces Fines

0:00It's March 11, here's your Sydney news in two minutes. A 61-year-old bus driver named Brett Andrew Button has been sentenced to 32 years in jail with a non-parole period of 24 years for causing the deadly Hunter Valley bus crash in June 2023 that killed 10 wedding guests. Earlier this week, Button lost his appeal against the sentence after courts confirmed high levels of the opioid tremidol and his system impaired his, driving. The crash devastated families and shocked the New South Wales community, highlighting risks on regional roads during celebrations like weddings. Now, the bus company Link Bus Lines and two directors, Christopher Fogg and Anthony Royal, have pleaded guilty to heavy vehicle safety breaches, including failures in drug testing policies from late 2022 up to the crash. They face sentencing in August with a company potentially hit by up to $2 million in fines for not ensuring driver's state safe from. Substance influence.

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