Killer bus driver spared jail because of prison overcrowding

A London bus driver who killed a commuter after he pressed the accelerator instead of the brake has been spared jail because there is not enough prison space for him. Melissa Burr, 32, was thrown into the air and crushed when Olusola (corr) Popoola, 61, careered into the back of another bus, causing it to shunt forward into her. Judge Rebecca Trowler, KC, said her decision not to jail Popoola was partly due to jail overcrowding. Popoola, a bus driver…