A Brisbane City Council bus driver has apologised in court over the death of a young cyclist, who died at a busy intersection, when both he and the bus were given a green light.
McDowall, whose family said he rode his bike because he had dreams to protect the environment, died after he was hit on the corner of Gillingham and O’Keefe streets. He told the court he was waiting at the red light, and about to turn left onto the busway. Rudnicki said once it turned green, he looked in the mirror, and because it was “all clear”, he started to move onto the busway.
Brisbane City Council bus driver Andrew Rudnicki leaving the Coroner’s Court in Brisbane on the first day of the inquest into the death of Max McDowall.He also told the court it was impossible to do a shoulder check because of physical barriers inside the bus.