00:02It was a deadly highway crash that claimed the lives of three passengers.
00:06A Greyhound bus collided with a caravan at Gumloo, south of Townsville, in June 2024.
00:13Witnesses have told the Townsville District Court the driver, Peter Jason Kaif,
00:18shortened scheduled breaks to make up time on the delayed trip.
00:21Richie Binder told the court Mr Kaif said,
00:24I had a nod. It's been a long night. I killed these people.
00:27Alan Quinn told the trial Mr Kaif had said, I'm sorry, it was all my fault.
00:33The bus driver has pleaded not guilty to one charge of dangerously operating a vehicle,
00:38causing the deaths of passengers Emma Saylor, Marissa Martin and Aaliyah Tonga,
00:43and the serious injury of passengers Dylan Davies and Tyler Dickinson.
00:48Witnesses told the court of an explosion of debris as the bus veered into the caravan.
00:53The jury was shown body-worn camera vision from police
00:56and detailed images of the crash.
00:59Prosecutor Monique Sheppard told the jury their role was to decide whether the accused
01:04consciously drove on the wrong side of the road or chose to drive tired.
01:09Defence barrister Tom Hancock warned the jury against basing their judgement on emotions.
01:14The jury must be taken over to the sommeliers in the last eight minutes.
01:16The jury must be taken over to the puzzle.
01:17The jury must be taken away from the하.
01:19The jury must be taken over to theасс志,
01:20the jury must be taken over to the passengers.
01:21You
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