Coach directors convicted as crash grief laid bare The directors of a bus company at the centre of a deadly crash have been convicted and fined after hearing emotional accounts from several heartbroken victims. AAP · Aug 26
Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash Stricter enforcement on seatbelts and a new database of coach drivers and their complaints are among a suite of recommendations stemming from a tragic crash. AAP · Jul 31
'Risk-taking, drug-affected' bus driver loses appeal A bus crash that killed 10 wedding guests and injured dozens more did not occur by chance, appeal judges said as they stood by the driver's mammoth jail term. AAP · Nov 13, 2025
'Double counting' in 32-year bus sentence for 10 deaths A 32-year jail sentence for a bus driver whose "risk-taking" conduct led to a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests has been defended in court. AAP · Oct 3, 2025
Bus crash victims' lawsuit may be futile, lawyer says A lawsuit brought by families of victims killed in a bus crash could prove futile because of ongoing insurance payments, an allegedly negligent company claims. AAP · Jul 11, 2025
Driver denies opioid 'influence' on fatal bus trip A man denies being affected by an opioid while driving a bus as he tries to reduce his jail time over a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests. AAP · Jul 3, 2025
Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash The NSW government is likely to join a bus company involved in a crash that killed 10 people to a class action alleging poor road design caused the tragedy. AAP · Oct 25, 2024
Three decade sentence for bus driver's 'ultimate sin' Brett Button has been jailed for 32 years after expressing sorrow and shame for causing a bus crash that left 10 dead and 25 injured in the NSW Hunter Valley. AAP · Sep 10, 2024
Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy A year on from the Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people, a grieving father has turned his attention to preventing a similar tragedy. AAP · Jun 10, 2024
Families 'failed' in deal for bus driver who killed 10 Driver Brett Button has been taken into custody after pleading guilty over a bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley that left 10 people dead and many more injured. AAP · May 7, 2024
Bus driver on crash manslaughter charges after upgrade Brett Button has been hit with 10 counts of manslaughter for allegedly causing the deaths of several wedding guests when his bus left the road. AAP · Jan 16, 2024
The Hunter Valley Wedding Bus Crash Driver Is Facing More Than 40 Additional Charges 58-year-old Brett Andrew Button now faces a total of 63 charges. Pedestrian.tv · Aug 3, 2023
Girlfriend Of Hunter Valley Crash Victim Delivers Touching Speech At First Funeral From Tragedy "I know I am a better person for having loved and having been loved by you." Pedestrian.tv · Jun 13, 2023
Australian bus driver released on bail after being charged over 10 passengers' deaths Police in Australia allege a bus driver was driving too fast when his 57-seat vehicle rolled on its side and hit a guard rail in heavy fog, killing 10 wedding guests and injuring 25 others The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023