Bus driver accused of killing commuter faces retrial after jury deadlock

A London bus driver accused of killing a commuter when he put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake is facing a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Olusola (corr) Popoola, 60, was driving an electric 507 single decker which shunted into the back of a driverless bus that ran over Melissa Burr, 32, outside busy Victoria Station. Ms Burr, 32, from Rainham, Kent, was walking between the two buses at the time of the…

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