Hunter Valley bus driver jailed for at least 24 years over crash that killed 10 people

Brett Button had obligation to protect and maintain safety of 35 people on board his bus and abandoned his moral responsibility, judge says

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Family of two of the 10 people killed in one of Australia's deadliest road crashes have welcomed wedding bus driver Brett Button's 32-year jail sentence.

Newcastle district court judge Roy Ellis on Wednesday said Button, 59, had been clearly impaired by the opioid Tramadol when driving too fast and engaging in risk-taking behaviour before the horrific Hunter Valley crash in June 2023 when 25 people were also injured.

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