Hunter Valley bus crash driver slapped with 52 additional charges

An additional 52 charges have been laid against the wedding bus driver who was allegedly speeding when 10 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a crash in the Hunter Valley

9News can reveal Brett Andrew Button now faces a total of 63 charges over the June 11 tragedy at Greta.

The 58-year-old was originally charged with 10 counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and one count of negligent driving causing death, relating to the passengers who died.

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This week, 52 fresh charges have been added, including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and causing bodily harm by misconduct, most of them relating to the guests who were injured.

Button was behind the wheel of a coach transporting wedding guests to Singleton from the nuptials of Mitchell Gaffney and Maddy Edsell at the nearby Wandin Estate winery.

Police claim Button was driving too quickly and allegedly told passengers to "fasten your seatbelts" in the moments before the vehicle lost control at a roundabout and slammed into a guardrail, before tipping onto its side.

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Button was released on strict conditional bail after spending a night in custody.

A court has previously heard he is a devoted family man and is devastated by the incident.

His next appearance is scheduled in Newcastle Local Court on August 9.

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.

Earlier this week, the NSW government finalised its inquiry into the bus crash but the findings are yet to be released.

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