Woman thrown into air and crushed by bus at busy station
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman died after being launched into the air when she was struck by a bus that then crushed her after it was shunted from behind, a court has heard.
Melissa Burr was fatally injured after being hit by the coach as she tried to cross the road outside Victoria station in London on August 10, 2021.Olusofa Popoola, 60, allegedly caused the 32-year-old's death by accelerating his electric bus into the back of the parked vehicle, which propelled it forward into Ms Burr.
He is accused of causing death by dangerous driving and injuring the other bus driver, Diane Mathuranayagum, reports The Mirror.Prosecutor Robert Evans told the Old Bailey yesterday that Popoola's vehicle was third in a line of coaches outside the station.
When the first bus moved, Ms Mathuranayagum drove her vehicle to the front of the queue, engaged the parking brake, and exited the driver's cab to stand at the open door.At this time, three pedestrians, with Ms Burr, from Rainham, Kent, the first, attempted to cross the road in front of the queue of buses.
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