52 new charges levelled at Hunter Valley bus driver
The bus driver accused of causing a fatal crash in the NSW Hunter Valley has bene slapped with dozens of new charges.
Brett Button was allegedly behind the wheel of the bus carrying wedding guests when it rolled near the Hunter Expressway at Greta.
The devastating crash claimed the lives of ten people, and injured several others, who were travelling from a wedding ceremony to a reception party in June.
Mr Button, 58, was granted bail at Cessnock Local Court shortly after the accident, as he faces 20 charges, including negligent driving occasioning death.
However, on Thursday it was revealed that Mr Button is now facing 63 charges in total, after 43 additional charges were laid by NSW Police.
The new offences include nine charges each of dangerous and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
There were also an additional 25 new charges of causing bodily harm by misconduct while in charge of a motorvehcile.
Police claim Button was driving too quickly and allegedly told passengers to "fasten your seatbelts" in the moments before the vehicle lost control at a roundabout and slammed into a guardrail, before tipping onto its side.
Earlier this week, the NSW government finalised its inquiry into the bus crash but the findings are yet to be released.
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