Bath coach crash driver fined
The driver of a coach that fell 30 feet from a viaduct near Bath last August has been fined £365.
- Robert Murphy
Full report: Bath coach crash driver fined
A German coach driver who caused a near-death crash near Bath has been fined £365. Norman Markus was driving an American rock band in August last year when he veered down a 40 foot embankment.
Markus pleaded guilty to careless driving and using a vehicle with defective brakes.
You can find out more about the band, Baroness, on their website.
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