Driver Brett Button has pleaded guilty over a bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley that left 10 people dead and many more injured.
The driver responsible for the deadly NSW Hunter Valley bus crash has pleaded guilty to a string of dangerous driving charges.
But Brett Andrew Button, 59, had all 10 of his manslaughter charges withdrawn when he faced Newcastle Local Court as he admitted lesser charges over the June smash that killed 10 people and injured dozens more.
In a deal struck with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to 10 charges of dangerous driving causing death, nine charges of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, and 16 ccharges of furious driving causing bodily harm.
Earlier, prosecutors said they would apply to detain Button in custody, a move defence lawyers flagged they would not oppose.