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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Anna Falkenmire

Distracted, reduced vision: transport watchdog's Belmont bus crash investigation

Emergency services at the scene of the Belmont bus crash on November 13, 2022. Pictures by Marina Neil

THE DRIVER of a public bus which struck a concrete barrier and flipped at Belmont two years ago, tossing passengers out a window, may have been distracted and had reduced vision, a safety report has revealed.

A report released last month by the Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) laid out findings and recommendations stemming from the crash in the early hours of November 13, 2022.

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