Hunter Valley wedding bus crash: Brett Button jailed for 32 years

Brett Button has been sentenced to 32 years in prison over the tragedy, which shocked Australia.

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Twenty-five people were also injured when the coach overturned on 11 June 2023, while coming back from the celebration in the Hunter Valley wine region in New South Wales.

Brett Button, 59, was in the grips of a prescription opioid dependency and driving too fast at the time of the crash.

Initially charged with manslaughter, he instead pleaded guilty to a string of dangerous driving offences after taking a prosecution deal.

A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers: This story contains images of people who have died.

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