A Brisbane bus driver has lost his appeal against a careless driving conviction related to the death of an 18-year-old pedestrian. Lindsay Francis Selby, 72, had appealed his conviction after being found guilty of careless driving causing death.
In October 2025, Selby received a suspended sentence for the incident that killed Tia Angel Cameron. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. on March 8, 2024, in Brisbane's city center when Ms. Cameron was struck by Selby's city council bus and pinned against a building. On Tuesday, Judge Bernard Porter dismissed Selby's appeal, finding that the driver had not been paying sufficient attention to traffic in the moments leading up to the collision.
Video evidence presented at the trial indicated that Selby swerved off the road and hit Ms. Cameron on the footpath. This occurred after a black SUV braked and changed lanes in front of his bus. Judge Porter stated that the prosecution established Selby did not drive with adequate attention to the movements of the black SUV, which was sufficient to prove the offense.
Selby's appeal argued that the crash was an unavoidable accident and that he had been attentive to traffic prior to the incident. However, Judge Porter noted that the driver had already committed the offense of careless driving by the time he attempted to avoid halted traffic. The judge's written reasons indicated that Selby only perceived the danger in the final second and took the only available evasive action, turning away from the SUV. Judge Porter concluded that if Selby had been driving with due care and attention, he would have slowed or begun braking at least three seconds before needing to take evasive action.
In September 2025, Magistrate Aaron Simpson found Selby guilty of driving without due care or attention causing death following a one-day trial. The magistrate rejected Selby's account of attempting to brake, stating that the driver failed to pay attention to the traffic ahead as he navigated a downhill corner. Magistrate Simpson determined that this lapse in attention led to the collision with the building and Ms. Cameron.
In addition to the suspended sentence, Selby was disqualified from driving for 12 months, exceeding the mandatory minimum of six months. He was also ordered to pay Queensland Police $1800 in costs. The maximum penalty for careless driving causing death in Queensland is 12 months imprisonment or a fine of $13,800. Selby had eight passengers on his bus at the time of the crash, and four required hospitalization.