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Crash driver who drove bus wrong way on motorway slip road avoids jail

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iOS - Android The court heard the bus went through a No Entry sign as it was leaving the M74 at junction 8 Canderside on July 19, 2019.It veered into the path of another vehicle.

Fortunately, there were no significant injuries.Defence agent Ian Scott said Whyte accepted that "his mind would have been elsewhere at the time".He added: "That junction can be unnerving for drivers."Whyte had earned a living as a driver for 30 years, but the conviction meant the loss of his employment.Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen ordered Whyte to carry out 180 hours of unpaid community work and banned him from driving for 18 months.He must resit his test if he wants to drive again.The sheriff told him: "An aggravating factor is that you were driving a bus.

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