Hunter Valley bus driver breaks silence
Brett Andrew Button, 59, who allegedly caused a fatal bus crash that killed 10 people and injured 25 others has broken his silence over the incident for the first time.
Button appeared before Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday as he faces almost 90 charges associated with the horror crash.
In a statement read by his lawyer, Chris O’Brien, Button said that there was “not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what happened that night”.
“There isn’t an hour that goes by that I’m not thinking of the families that have been affected by the crash.
“I truly feel for anyone involved, including the emergency services.
“I am devastated by what has occurred and I am truly deeply sorry.”
Button was the bus driver in charge of driving wedding guests to a Hunter Valley venue when the vehicle allegedly lost control and crashed.
Husband and wife Andrew and Lynan Scott were killed in the crash and farewelled in ceremonies weeks later.
Nadene and Kyah McBride who were among the ten wedding guests killed in the crash, were also honoured with a tribute at the AFLW grand final in December.
Zach Bray, Angus Craig, Darcy Bulman, Tori Cowburn and Rebecca Mullen were the other victims of the horror crash.
Button faces 89 charges including nine counts of negligent driving occasioning death and 16 counts of driving a motor vehicle furiously doing or causing harm.
He has not entered any pleas.
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