The driver behind the wheel of a bus that crashed near Harden and left nearly 30 passengers hospitalised has pleaded guilty to negligent driving.
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Militoni Veraqali Leweniqila faced multiple charges including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and negligent driving.
Emergency services were called to Burley Griffin Way about 8.15am on September 27, 2019 after reports that a coach was involved in a single-vehicle crash.
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The bus had 28 passengers including the driver, and paramedics took 25 passengers to the Harden hospital as a precaution while two were airlifted to Canberra Hospital.
An eight-year-old boy sustained a fractured leg and a 65-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries.
Officers from the Crash Investigation Unit charged the then 58-year-old driver with two counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, two counts of negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm, two counts of driving with misconduct and negligent driving.
Leweniqila appeared at Young Local Court on Tuesday and entered pleas of guilty to two counts of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and two counts of cause bodily harm by misconudct.
Two charges of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and negligent driving, no death or grievous bodily harm were withdrawn.
Leweniqila will be sentenced at Griffith Local Court on January 19, 2022.
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