Button faces 89 charges, including 10 counts of manslaughter and 16 of causing bodily harm by ‘wanton or furious driving’
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Brett Button, the bus driver accused of causing one of Australia’s deadliest crashes, has apologised for what happened and says he is devastated.
Defence barrister Chris O’Brien read out a brief statement on Button’s behalf outside the Newcastle local court on Wednesday, saying his client was “truly sorry”.
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