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Brisbane bus driver who struck and killed a teenage girl, 18, loses appeal
A Brisbane bus driver, Lindsay Francis Selby, 72, has lost his appeal against a careless driving conviction over the death of 18-year-old pedestrian Tia Angel Cameron. Judge Bernard Porter dismissed the appeal, ruling that Selby had failed to pay proper attention to traffic in the moments before his city council bus veered off the road and struck Ms Cameron, pinning her against a building in Brisbane's city centre. The case highlights how brief lapses in driver attentiveness can carry serious criminal consequences, even where a collision partly stems from another vehicle's sudden manoeuvre.
Ms Cameron was killed at around 5pm on 8 March 2024 after a black SUV braked and changed lanes in front of Selby's bus as he turned a downhill corner, causing him to swerve and hit her on a footpath. Selby had received a suspended sentence and a 12-month driving disqualification in October 2025 after Magistrate Aaron Simpson found him guilty following a one-day trial. Judge Porter found Selby only noticed the danger in the final second and that, had he been driving attentively, he would have started slowing at least three seconds earlier. Selby was ordered to pay Queensland Police $1,800 in costs and was not present in court to hear the ruling; four of his eight bus passengers were taken to hospital after the crash.
In short
- Bus driver Lindsay Selby, 72, loses appeal over teenager's death
- Judge ruled he wasn't watching traffic before fatal Brisbane crash
- Selby keeps suspended sentence, must pay $1,800 in costs
Explained simply
A careless driving conviction concerns whether a driver took proper care on the road. In Queensland, a criminal court can consider not only what caused a collision, but whether the driver could have responded sooner to a danger.
Tia Angel Cameron, 18, was walking on a footpath in Brisbane city centre when a bus struck her in March 2024. The bus was driven by Lindsay Francis Selby, and a black SUV had braked and changed lanes in front of it shortly before the crash.
The case matters because it examines how a driver’s attention and response are assessed when another vehicle’s manoeuvre is also part of the events leading to a fatal crash. It also shows that a careless driving conviction can bring a sentence and a driving disqualification.