A judge has dismissed an appeal from the driver of a tourist bus that crashed near Queenstown, causing a girl and woman to lose limbs
A judge has dismissed an appeal from the driver of a tourist bus that crashed near Queenstown, causing a girl and woman to lose limbs
23 October 2020
Chinese national Liang Fang appealed his sentence, stating a refused discharge without a conviction could affect his visa.
He was driving a bus and trailer carrying 23 Chinese tourists when it crashed at Wilson Bay in January.
A 10-year-old girl lost both hands and a woman lost an arm as a result of the crash.
Fang admitted charges of careless driving causing injury and was sentenced in June.
At the time, he was refused a discharge without conviction.
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