See speeding bus driver scrolling through phone before he smashed into pedestrian in Newcastle

02-10-2026 14:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk

See speeding bus driver scrolling through phone before he smashed into pedestrian in Newcastle

Liam Beamson has been jailed for causing a man serious injuries by his dangerous driving of the bus in Byker

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