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Linq Buslines controversies

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  1. 2026

    Groom sues Linq Buslines over deadly 2023 Hunter Valley wedding bus crash

    Lawsuit filed

    Mitchell Gaffney, the groom who booked a 57-seat Linq Buslines coach for his June 2023 Hunter Valley wedding, has filed a civil action in the NSW District Court alleging the hire company deceived him through false representations about itself, after the coach driven by Brett Button flipped at a Greta roundabout, killing 10 wedding guests and injuring 25. A directions hearing is listed for October 23.

    Source excerpt

    • Button was at the wheel when the coach flipped at a roundabout in Greta, killing 10 people and injuring 25.
    • Mr Gaffney alleges he was deceived by the service offered, alleging he suffered damages by relying on those representations.
    • In the civil action filed in the NSW District Court, Mr Gaffney is expected to allege Linq Buslines falsely represented itself.
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  2. 2026

    Linq Buslines fined $650,000 over drug-impaired driver in deadly Hunter Valley crash

    Fine or penalty

    Linq Buslines, a bus company, was fined $650,000 for employing a drug-impaired driver who was driving a bus in the New South Wales Hunter Valley when it crashed, killing 10 people. The company has ceased operating. The penalty relates to the company's employment of the driver involved in the crash.

    Bus company Linq Buslines has been fined $650,000 for employing a drug-impaired driver who was driving a bus in the New South Wales Hunter Valley when it crashed, killing 10 people. The company has ceased operating.

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