Inquiry into fatal bus crash hears seatbelts would have prevented teen s death
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The inquiry will investigate whether seatbelts should be compulsory on public buses.
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A coronial inquiry into a bus crash that claimed the life of teenager Casey Stinson-Brown has finished with counsel assisting the coroner calling for a review into seatbelts on buses.
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Three passengers, including Casey Stinson-Brown, and two bus drivers have died in bus crashes since 2016
The Queensland Coroner s Court heard conflicting arguments about the cause of the crash, however speed and road conditions were ruled out
Several parties involved in the inquest called for the installation of seatbelts on buses but disagreed on the process
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Update: A barrister for Transport and Main Roads has pushed for medical records dating back at least five years to uncover if the driver involved in a fatal bus crash in the Whitsundays had any pre existing conditions that may have precluded him from holding a commercial licence.
Benjamin McMillan, for TMR, argued the information could be linked to why the Whitsunday Transit bus left the road on February 16, 2016 and crashed into a ditch. Fatal bus crash at Cannon Valley near Airlie Beach.
“There is enough evidence in the medical records provided to suggest he was suffering from a number of serious medical conditions in the immediate period before the accident,” Mr McMillan said during a pre-inquest conference in Mackay Coroners Court.
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