Mourners are expected to gather near Greta in the NSW Hunter Valley today, two years after a bus full of returning wedding guests overturned and crashed at a roundabout, killing 10.
At about 11.30pm on June 11, 2023, a bus carrying guests from a wedding at Wandin Valley Estate back to Singleton took a roundabout too fast in thick fog.
Driver Brett Button lost control of the bus and it overturned.
A total of 10 people were killed, with 25 others injured.
Button pleaded guilty to 10 charges of dangerous driving causing death, nine counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm and 16 counts of causing bodily harm by wanton driving.
Last September, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison with a non-parole period of 24 years.
Maitland MP and NSW Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison this morning issued a statement about the anniversary of the tragedy she said “shook NSW to its core”.
“It was a devastating event for everyone in NSW, particularly in the Hunter community, even reaching across our nation, touching families and friends across Australia,” she said.
“We continue to think of the victims, survivors, and their loved ones. No one can imagine their ongoing pain and trauma.”
The state government has had traffic control staff at the site of the crash since June 7, Aitchison said, in order to safeguard mourners.
People planning to visit to pay their respects today are urged to follow the directions of those staff, stay behind barriers, use pedestrian crossing areas, and take care when crossing the road.
The 10 people who died in the crash were: Darcy Bulman, Nadene McBride and her daughter, Kyah, Kane Symons, Andrew Scott and his wife Lynan, Zach Bray, Angus Craig, Tori Cowburn, and Rebecca Mullen.
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“This anniversary brings fresh waves of grief, and we express our sadness at the ongoing sorrow,” Aitchison said.
“Having met with a number of the families involved, I know how difficult days like this are for them. I stand with them.
“I want to pay tribute to the first responders, traffic controllers and health workers who worked so hard to save lives where they could.”
