A bus driver was allegedly driving too fast through a roundabout moments before the vehicle careered into a guard rail, killing 10 people and injuring dozens more.
The bus was returning guests from a wedding reception at Wandin Estate winery in Lovedale to Singleton, about 20 minutes away.
Brett Button, 58, will face a country court on Tuesday on 10 counts of dangerous driving occasioning death after Sunday evening’s crash in the NSW Hunter Valley devastated families across three states.
Acting Assistant Commissioner David Waddell said police believed Button was “driving in a manner that was inconsistent with the conditions”.
“Obviously, the speed was too quick to negotiate that roundabout, causing the vehicle to fall on its side,” he told reporters….
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