Truckie not guilty of dangerous driving over bus crash

A truck driver was not driving dangerously erstwhile he rammed into nan backmost of a schoolhouse bus, earnestly injuring 7 children, a assemblage has found.

Jamie Gleeson was connected Wednesday recovered not blameworthy of 7 counts of vulnerable driving causing superior wounded by a assemblage successful nan County Court of Victoria.

Gleeson was accused of failing to support a due region from nan autobus aliases paying important attraction earlier crashing into nan backmost of nan conveyance connected May 16, 2023.

Seven students were earnestly injured successful nan clang 900 metres from Exford Primary School, westbound of Melbourne.

The 50-year-old denied nan allegations, maintaining he was not driving dangerously.

Gleeson told constabulary he did not spot nan brake lights aliases parameter of nan autobus until nan past 2nd and it appeared arsenic if nan autobus had forgotten to turn.

Bus driver Graham Stanley antecedently told nan tribunal he began tapping connected nan brake pedal, activating nan retarder system, astir 100 metres earlier nan crash.

He was unaware if nan brake lights remained connected passim nan full slowing-down play but maintained his right-turn parameter was besides connected astatine nan aforesaid time.

Gleeson's motortruck deed nan backmost of nan turning bus, causing nan conveyance to rotation and rotation connected its side.

The assemblage was told nan motortruck skidded for astir 25 metres earlier nan collision and was going 67km/h astatine nan constituent of impact.

A later appraisal of nan motortruck recovered its brakes were faulty, though Gleeson was unaware of nan issues and nan motortruck had been regularly serviced.

Gleeson did not person immoderate narcotics aliases intoxicant successful his strategy astatine nan clip of nan clang and location was nary grounds of speeding aliases that he utilized his telephone earlier nan collision.

In a statement, a typical from Gleeson's ineligible squad said nan driver still feels nan effect of nan crash.

"Mr Gleeson remains wholly shattered by nan incident that occurred and his engagement successful it, he feels immensely for nan children progressive and their families," they said.

"He explained really nan collision occurred to nan constabulary nan greeting pursuing and he is grateful to nan assemblage for their information and attraction successful determining his case."

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