00:00Along with the 10 people who died on the night of the horror bus crash in Greta, another
00:0725 passengers survived.
00:10Drew El Mousali was one of them.
00:13In court today, he addressed the man responsible for the crash, bus driver Brett Button.
00:19When you said, this next part is going to be fun, that was the last time my back and
00:25neck felt normal.
00:26Nothing fun for me.
00:29Mr El Mousali went on to issue a direct challenge.
00:32Your Honour, can you please ask the defendant to look at me.
00:36Your lack of respect reminds me of that night.
00:40You just stood there with your hands in your pockets.
00:43I looked at you as you appeared smug and proud of yourself, of all the people you killed.
00:50In May, Button pleaded guilty to 10 counts of dangerous driving, occasioning death.
00:56He's now spent the last two days listening to dozens of victim impact statements, including
01:02those from survivors Sharon and Jason Junkier.
01:06It didn't feel as if he applied the brakes at all.
01:10I was dragged along bitumen like a cheese grater.
01:14It's a miracle I survived.
01:16Her husband said he was haunted by memories of the night.
01:20A simple sight of a bus can plunge me into flashbacks.
01:24At the end of today's proceedings, Button's barrister told the court his client would
01:28take the stand tomorrow.
01:30It will be the first time Brett Button has spoken publicly and not through his solicitor
01:35about what victims' families and survivors have described as the night that never ends.
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