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Report into Hunter Valley bus crash to be released today

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Bus safety reform in New South Wales is a step closer with a state government inquiry to hand down its report into the Hunter Valley wedding crash today.

The report was pushed back from July 31 to incorporate the research and requests of victims' family members.

9News understands that what is released today will be the first of three parts to the report.

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The faces of the Hunter Valley wedding bus tragedy. Supplied

It's believed it will recommend changes to seatbelt regulations and school bus speed limits.

Ten people were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus returning from a wedding overturned at a roundabout near Greta in the Hunter Valley on June 11.

Kane Symons, Angus Craig, Rebecca Mullen, Darcy Bulman, Nadene and Kyah McBride, Andrew and Lynan Scott, Tori Cowburn, and Zachary Bray were killed in the crash.

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The bus crash in the Hunter Valley killed 10 people.

An inquiry into the crash is set to hand down its report today. 9News

Driver Brett Button is facing a slew of charges over the crash, including multiple counts of dangerous driving occasioning death.

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Last month, crash victim Zachary Bray's father Adam Bray launched a class action against the company that owned the bus involved.

He claims they failed to meet their obligations under the chain of responsibility laws for heavy vehicle operators.

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