Driver ‘killed passenger trying to get on his bus’

A London bus driver accused of killing a passenger by moving off as he tried to board his hybrid double decker will stand trial in August. Steven Mitchell, 60, died after trying to get on Aston Hopwood’s bus on Peckham Hill Street, southeast London on 26 November 2022. Hopwood, 46, closed the doors and moved away leaving Mr Mitchell seriously injured, it was said. Mr Mitchell died on 18 December 2022. Hopwood appeared at the Old Bailey and denied causing…