A relative of one of the ten people killed in a horror bus crash has revealed the tragic timing of her death.
Darcy Bulman was the last person to be identified among those who remain on the missing persons list after the bus rolled near Greta in the NSW Hunter Valley wine region on Sunday evening.
The 30-year-old was due to attend her grandmother’s funeral in Victoria this week, but instead her family will have to mourn the loss of two family members.
Darcy Bulman was supposed to attend her grandmother’s funeral, but family and friends will hold a memorial for her instead
“Never expected any of my family to be in the news for something as horrible as this…,” her cousin David Bulman shared in a Facebook post Tuesday night.
“We should have seen her at our Nanna’s funeral this week, and now she’ll have her own—”
He said her extended family is “shocked” by the news of her sudden passing as they recover from the loss of the family matriarch.
“Rest in peace Darcy, as well as all the other innocent victims of this horrific and avoidable accident,” he said.
“Taken much too young.”
Darcy Bulman (right) was the 10th Hunter Valley marital accident victim to be identified. Above with her partner Nick Dinakis
Ms Bulman traveled from her home in Melbourne to the Hunter Valley with her partner Nick Dinakis as her plus one to the wedding of her friends Maddy Edsell and Mitch Gaffney.
Mr Dinakis shared a photo on social media of the couple celebrating at the Wandin Estate venue where the newlywed couple tied the knot on the day of the crash.
It is clear that Mr Dinakis is one of two people to remain in the intensive care unit at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital.
Unimaginable tragedy when two young children are orphaned in the Hunter Valley bus crash that kills both mom and dad
As families rack up the cost of the NSW Hunter Valley bus crash, one in particular has endured an unimaginable tragedy, with two young children left orphaned after both their parents died in the accident.
Lynan Scott and her husband Andrew Scott were both killed in the crash, leaving behind two children under the age of five.
Mrs. Scott was a mining engineer who worked for Yancoal, the same company as groom Mitchell Gaffney, whose marriage to Maddy Edsell preceded the tragic crash.
She was also good friends with another accident victim, Tori Cowburn, who was also killed when the Linq Buslines bus rolled onto a highway near Greta just 10 miles after leaving the Wandin Winery Estate venue after the wedding.
Bus driver Brett Button has been charged with 10 counts of dangerous driving resulting in death and was granted bail on Tuesday when he stood before Cessnock local court.
Attorney Christopher O’Brien said outside court that the 58-year-old was “doing well”.
“I’ve talked to my client,” Mr. O’Brien said. “He’s happy to go home. In all circumstances it does quite well.’
Lynan and Andrew Scott welcomed their second child just under two years ago, having met more than a decade ago.
Lynan and Andrew Scott (above, pictured with their two young children) were tragically killed in the bus crash at the Hunter Valley wedding on Sunday night, leaving their two children orphans
The couple have been married for the past few years, met more than a decade ago and recently had two young children
Originally from Brisbane, Andrew Scott is a former YMCA lifeguard and landscaper turned hospital and health worker. He was working for NSW Health in Muswellbrook at the time of his death.
Lynan Scott, formerly Lynan Muldoon from a large family in Grafton, NSW, is an engineer from Queensland University.
Before moving to Yancoal as a planning superintendent, she had worked at the Bengalla mining company and Rio Tinto.
Her motto on her Instagram page is ‘Give it all you’ve got’. Her Facebook page has now turned into a memorial page, with a post asking friends or family to share memories.
Seven of the people killed in the crash are from the town of Singleton, 20 miles from the wedding venue, which is also home to bride and groom Mrs Edsell and Mr Gaffney.
Tori Cowburn, a proud aunt of her brother’s daughter and his wife, who both live in Singleton, leaves behind a partner.
Brett Button, the driver of a bus full of wedding guests that rolled into a roundabout, killing 10 and injuring 25, has been released on bail.
Button was released on bail on Tuesday afternoon, sobbing while handcuffed before a magistrate.
After the hearing, there was a scuffle out of court as relatives and supporters came forward after 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 “way that was inconsistent with the circumstances”.
“It was clear he was driving too fast to take that roundabout, causing the vehicle to flip onto its left side and causing those injuries,” he said.