Killer bus driver who mistook brake for accelerator faces retrial

A London bus driver accused of killing a commuter when he put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake will face a retrial in August. 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 collision around 8.25am on 10 August…

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