As families count the cost of the NSW Hunter Valley wedding bus crash, one in particular has suffered unimaginable tragedy, with two young children orphaned after both their parents died in the accident.
Lynan Scott and her husband Andrew Scott both died in the crash, leaving behind two children under the age of five.
Ms Scott was a mining engineer who worked at Yancoal, the same company as the bridegroom Mitchell Gaffney, whose wedding to Maddy Edsell preceded the tragic crash.
She was also good friends with another crash victim, Tori Cowburn who also perished when the Linq coach rolled on a highway outside of the town of Greta just 16km after leaving the Wandin Winery Estate venue after the wedding.
Lynan and Andrew Scott welcomed their second child just under two years ago, after meeting more than a decade ago.
Lynan and Andrew Scott (above, pictured with their two young children) were tragically killed in the wedding bus crash in the Hunter Valley on Sunday night, leaving their two kids orphans
The couple married in the last few years, having met more than a decade ago and more recently giving birth to two young children
Originally from Brisbane, Andrew Scott is a former YMCA lifeguard landscaper turned hospital and health care worker. He was working for NSW Health in Muswellbrook at the time of his death.
Lynan Scott, formely Lynan Muldoon from a large family in Grafton, NSW, is a Queensland University engineering graduate.
Before moving to Yancoal as a planning superintendent, she had worked at Bengalla mining company and Rio Tinto.
Her motto on her Instagram page is ”Give it all you’ve got’. Her Facebook page has now been changed to a memorial page, with a message asking friends or family to share memories.
Seven of the people who died in the crash dead come from town of Singleton 30km awaty from the wedding venue, where the bride and groom Ms Edsell and Mr Gaffney also live.
Tori Cowburn, a proud auntie of the baby daughter of her brother and his wife who both live in Singleton, leaves behind a partner.
Andrew and Lynan Scott (above) were friends with another tragic guest and Ms Scott worked at the same coal company as the bridegroom, Mitchell Gaffney
Lynan Scott worked at Yancoal with groom Mitchell Gaffney (above, with his bride Maddy Edsell) who is pictured hours before the tragic crash which killed ten of their wedding guests
The driver of a bus full of wedding guests which rolled at a roundabout, killing ten and injuring 25, has been granted bail. Brett Andrew Button appeared to give photographers outside Cessnock Police Station the finger (above)
Wedding crash bus driver Brett Button appears to give the middle finger to the media (right) as he is released from Cessnock Police Station on Tuesday around 36 hours after he rolled the coach on a guard rail
Rebecca ‘Bec’ Mullen was mourned on Facebook by her fiancé, local Singleton Roosters AFL cklub member and financial planner Sam Duncan.
Another family devastated by three deaths is the McBride family, who lost mother and daughter Nadene and Kyah McBride and Kyah’s boyfriend, Kane Symons.
Angus Craig from Queensland and Zachary Bray from Byron Bay are also among those who died, as is Darcy Bulman from Victoria.
Zach Bray’s uncle posted his shock at the death of his nephew in the bus crash.
‘My nephew Zach Bray passed away in last night’s Cessnock bus crash,’ Zach’s uncle Martin Bray said.
‘All my friends and family (are) in shock at the loss of such a beautiful young man.’
Daily Mail Australia confirmed on Monday that Brandon Stafford, a groomsmen who had travelled from Victoria for the wedding, was among the injured.
Their emcee, local reporter Alex Tigani, is recovering at John Hunter Hospital.
He revealed the crash was like ‘a war scene’ and that he was covered in ‘other people’s blood’ after it rolled.
Lynan Scott (above with her older son) was tragically killed alongside her husband in the bus crash on Sunday night after being guests at the wedding of her work colleague, Mitchell Gaffney
Lynan Scott’s friend, Tori Cowburn (above, [pictured with her niece) also died in the horror bus crash which police will allege occurred because the driver was speeding
Eight players from Victoria’s Warrandyte Cricket Club and five of their partners are injured, including Brandon Stafford, a third grade cricket XI captain, and the injuries include broken collar bones and a broken jaw.
All the players and their partners are expected to recover.
Bus driver Brett Button has been charged with ten counts of dangerous driving occasioning death – drive manner dangerous, and one of negligent driving causing death.
After appearing at Cessnock Local Court, where he sobbed as he sat handcuffed in the court room on Tuesday, the 58-year-old was freed on bail.
Walking out of the police station seemingly without a scratch, Button appeared to flash the middle finger of his right hand at the media as he walked past the cameras.
Earlier, there was a scuffle outside court as family members and supporters emerged following Button’s brief hearing.
Acting Assistant NSW Police Commissioner David Waddell said on Tuesday that police will allege the driver entered the roundabout in a ‘manner that was inconsistent with the conditions’.
‘Obviously, the speed was too quick for him to negotiate that roundabout, causing the vehicle to fall onto its left side and cause those injuries,’ he said.
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