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A Greyhound bus driver charged over a horror highway crash which killed three people has been found not guilty. A jury in Townsville District Court delivered its verdict on Thursday, clearing 53-year-old Peter Cafe of dangerous driving causing death.
Prosecutors had alleged the veteran driver knowingly drove fatigued when the coach collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser towing a caravan on the Bruce Hwy near Gumlu, south of Townsville, on June 30, 2024. The crash killed a 56-year-old Townsville woman and two German tourists, aged 21 and 33. More than 30 people were onboard the bus at the time, with dozens injured in the devastating collision.
Emergency crews at the time described confronting scenes along the major highway as paramedics treated 27 people. Then-premier Steven Miles said first responders had arrived at “just awful scenes”. Two young men, aged 23 and 24, were rushed to Townsville University Hospital in critical conditions following the crash. Police had charged Cafe almost two months after the fatal crash.
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