Eight school students who were injured when a truck crashed into the back of their school bus will be grilled about their injuries in court.
Brett Russell has been accused of ignoring warning signs that his truck was losing braking capacity, before it collided into the bus in September 2022.Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with 80 offences including dangerous driving causing serious injury and reckless conduct endangering life.The bus, with 27 Loreto College Ballarat students on board, was on its way to the airport to take the children on the trip of a lifetime to NASA space camp in the US, the court was told previously.
Prosecutors on Thursday told the court they were still awaiting medical reports from several hospitals, which they allege will prove the seriousness of each victim's injuries.About 30 people were injured in the crash, ranging from bruising to someone requiring an almost total foot amputation. Russell's lawyer applied for eight students, now aged between 16 and 18, to give evidence on the seriousness of their injuries at a later hearing, due to the lack of medical reports.
Other students called to give evidence are alleged to have suffered from brain injuries, spinal fractures, concussions and psychological issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
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