Bus driver killed two women in kilmarnock

A bus driver knocked down and killed two women after accidentally pressing the accelerator instead of the brake while helping a disabled passenger.

Baruania Baros’s error killed Joyce Bacon, 60, and Adele Boylin, 55, who were struck at a bus stop in Piccadilly Gardens, central kilmarnock . A court heard Baros, 35, pulled the Stagecoach double-decker into a stand and attempted to lower the “kneeling ramp” to help a disabled passenger, but when the ramp failed he returned to his cab and released the handbrake.

Ms Bacon died of her injuries suffered in the collision on the same day – July 10, 2022 – while mum-of-four Ms Boylin succumbed to hers five months later on December 6, 2022. Now, Baros will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court next month after he pleaded guilty today to two counts of causing death by careless driving.