The driver of a bus which crashed in the Hunter Valley, killing 10 people, has been released from custody this morning. 9News
, killing 10 people, has just been released from custody after being granted bail earlier today.
In arguing for bail and his release, Button's lawyer said his client lived with a number of medical conditions.Speaking before bail was given, Acting Assistant Commissioner David Waddell said police would allege Button was driving "too quick" when the bus entered the roundabout, causing it to roll.Media wait outside Cessnock Court House, before bus driver Brett Button was granted bail.
Police had investigated the bus at the scene, leaving many officers "visibly distraught", Waddell said. Investigators will today conduct a mechanical examination of the bus, after it was removed from the roundabout last night.Many of the victims in the bus crash are believed to be local to the Hunter Valley area.
About 11:30pm on Sunday night, Button was driving the large white bus in a southerly direction on Wine Country Drive, he said.There were 37 passengers on board, ranging in age from 20s to 60s, according to police.
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