Bus driver who killed two women in 'tragic accident' after mistakenly pressing accelerator avoids jail
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA bus driver who killed two women in a 'tragic accident' has avoided jail. Joyce Bacon, 60, and Adele Boylin, 55, both mothers, were standing waiting to board the bus in Piccadilly Gardens when they were hit by a double decker Stagecoach being driven by 35-year-old Baruania Baros.
Baros, a bus driver of four years experience with a clean driving licence, was helping a disabled passenger leave the bus when he accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal.
The bus jolted forward and crashed into the women, causing fatal injuries. Baros, from Ashton-under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving, and was given a suspended prison sentence.
The judge said his pregnant wife would be harmed if Baros was locked up, and ruled that he did not pose a 'risk or danger' to the public. READ MORE: The evil monster who tore a family apart after murdering the woman he claimed to love Prosecutors told how Baros had worked as a driver for Stagecoach since February 2019.
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