Hunter Valley bus crash survivors speak on ABC Monday night
Survivors of the 2023 Hunter Valley wedding bus crash speak on ABC's Australian Story Monday to demand safety reform.
The episode, called The Road Back, airs at 8pm on October 19. Ten people died and 25 were injured when a bus rolled on Wine Country Drive near Greta on June 11, 2023, after a wedding.
Survivors Sharyn and Jason Junkeer will appear, along with family members and John Gaffney, the groom's father and a retired transport engineer. Survivors Sharyn and Jason Junkeer, family members and John Gaffney plan to call for urgent changes to the bus safety system.
Bus driver Brett Button was sentenced to 32 years in prison for dangerous driving. Linq Buslines is now defunct, and a class action lawsuit is under way.
- 10 people killed, 25 injured
- Death toll
- October 19 at 8pm, ABC
- Broadcast date
- Wine Country Drive near Greta
- Crash location
- Brett Button: 32 years prison
- Driver sentence
Why it mattersThe crash killed ten people and injured 25. The survivors' push for safety reform could drive real change in how buses operate in Australia.
AustraliaOne of Australia's deadliest recent transport disasters will get national television coverage, putting pressure on safety regulators and bus operators across the country.
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