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Grief laid bare as bus company and directors sentenced over deadly Greta crash
Judge Kirralee Perry said Linq Buslines exposed the public to death and serious injury by hiring a drug-impaired driver and skipping proper checks.
- On Wednesday, Judge Kirralee Perry fined Linq Buslines $650,000 for hiring failures that allowed a drug-impaired driver to operate a coach that crashed in Greta, killing 10 people and injuring 25 others.
- The company admitted to workplace safety breaches after hiring Brett Andrew Button despite his opioid dependency, with a text message exchange serving as the only "reference check."
- Directors Christopher Terrence Fogg and Anthony John Royle were each fined $12,000 for their roles in the breaches, with Judge Perry stating directors could not "put their hands over their ears" regarding safety implementation.
- Grieving families and survivors delivered emotional impact statements, with Judge Perry noting "no amount would take away the pain" as victims described lasting physical and mental tolls including PTSD and depression.
- Linq Buslines ceased all operations after its accreditation was terminated in March, while the driver Button remains incarcerated serving a 32-year prison sentence for his role in the 2023 crash.
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Company sentenced over deadly Hunter Valley bus crash
The company involved in the tragic Hunter Valley bus crash, which killed 10 and injured 25 others, has been sentenced more than three years after the horrific incident.
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Bus victim tells of ‘world changed forever’ post crash
Persistent mental and physical injuries along with everlasting grief have been detailed by victims of a horrific, deadly bus crash. Ten mostly young wedding guests were killed and another 25 injured, when a bus driven by Brett Andrew Button rolled over at a roundabout in Greta in the NSW Hunter Valley in 2023. Sentencing proceedings against the company that employed Button – Linq Buslines – and two of its directors are taking place in Gosford Lo…
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