on the day of the accident, kailash chander had already worked a 75 hour week. he was deemed unfit to stand trial at a previous hearing. the bus company, pleading guilty to two helton said the offences, admitted that they later act had tragic consequences. or own detailed policies were not followed closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level with supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on warning signs. in a statement, the fitzgerald family said their lives have been changed forever. we will always feel anger over the cruel and unnecessary way rowan died. angerand cruel and unnecessary way rowan died. anger and not only the driver, kailash chander, but also a bus company which we feel did not do enough to stop the driver being a danger to us. midland red says it has made key changes and now has a much more robust safety measure in place, but thejudge much more robust safety measure in place, but the judge said the £2.3 million buying reflects the fact the public was put at risk notj

on the day of the accident, kailash chander had already worked a 75 hour week. he was deemed unfit to stand trial at a previous hearing. the bus company, pleading guilty to two helton said the offences, admitted that they later act had tragic consequences. or own detailed policies were not followed closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level with supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on warning signs. in a statement, the fitzgerald family said their lives have been changed forever. we will always feel anger over the cruel and unnecessary way rowan died. anger and not only the driver, kailash chander, but also a bus company which we feel did not do enough to stop the driver being a danger to us. midland red says it has made key changes and now has a much more robust safety measure in place, but the judge said the £2.3 million buying reflects the fact the public was put at risk notjust on that day, but four months beforehand. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines t

on the day of the accident, kailash chander had already worked a 75—hour week. he was deemed unfit to stand trial at a previous hearing. the bus company, pleading guilty to twohealth and safety offences, admitted that they later act had tragic consequences. our own detailed policies were not followed as closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level with driver supervision, and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on warning signs. in a statement, the fitzgerald family said their lives have been changed forever. we will always feel anger over the cruel and unnecessary way rowan died. anger at not only the driver, kailash chander, but also a bus company which we feel did not do enough to stop the driver being a danger to others. midland red says it has made key changes and now has a much more robust safety measures in place, but the judge said the £2.3 million fine reflects the fact the public was put at risk notjust on that day, but for months beforehand. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news, birmingham.

the trial heard that kailash chander, who was then 77, had mistaken the accelerator for the brake. sima kotecha reports it was a bus journey that went terribly wrong, and cost two people their lives. behind the wheel was 77—year—old kailash chander, a driver who lost control as he pulled out from a bus stop and ploughed into a sainsbury‘s store. today, his former employer, midland red, was fined £2.3 million, after admitting failing to prevent the accident by monitoring the driver's performance and tiredness. our own detailed policies were not followed as closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level in driver supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on emerging warning signs. the court was told how on numerous occasions the company had been alerted to mr chander‘s problematic driving and had failed to respond. midland red had received several complaints from passengers about his driving. a driver assessment system installed on buses consistently scored his performance as poor, and just 48—hours

the court heard that kailash chander, who was then 77, had mistaken the accelerator for the brake. sima kotecha reports. it was a bus journey that went terribly wrong, and cost two people their lives. behind the wheel was 77—year—old kailash chander, a driver who lost control as he pulled out from a bus stop and ploughed into a sainsbury‘s store. today, his former employer, midland red, was fined £2.3 million, after admitting failing to prevent the accident by monitoring the driver's performance and tiredness. our own detailed policies were not followed as closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level in driver supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on emerging warning signs. the court was told how on numerous occasions the company had been alerted to mr chander‘s problematic driving and had failed to respond. midland red had received several complaints from passengers about his driving. a driver assessment system installed on buses consistently scored his performance as poor, and just 48—hour

behind the wheel was 77—year—old kailash chander, a driver who lost control as he pulled out from a bus stop and ploughed into a sainsbury‘s store. today, his former employer, midland red, was fined £2.3 million, after admitting failing to prevent the accident by monitoring the driver's performance and tiredness. our own detailed policies were not followed as closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level in driver supervision, and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on emerging warning signs. the court was told how on numerous occasions the company had been alerted to mr chander‘s problematic driving, and had failed to respond. the judge paul farrer qc said that midland red had deliberately disregarded the evidence because of staff shortages. he said mr chander, who has beenjudged medically unfit to stand trial, had worked more than 70 hours in some weeks prior to the accident. today, rowan‘s family said mr chander should have known he posed a risk, and midland red was equally to blame for the cruel way in which th

behind the wheel was 77—year—old kailash chander, a driver who lost control as he pulled out from a bus stop and ploughed into a sainsbury‘s store. today, his former employer, midland red, was fined £2.3 million, after admitting failing to prevent the accident by monitoring the driver's performance and tiredness. our own detailed policies were not followed as closely as they should have been. there were failures at an operational level in driver supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on emerging warning signs. the court was told how on numerous occasions the company had been alerted to mr chander‘s problematic driving and had failed to respond. thejudge said that the judge said that midland red had deliberately dismissed the evidence because of staff shortages, they say the driver, who was medically unfit to stand trial,. today, rowan‘s family said mr chander should have known he posed a risk, and midland red was equally to blame for the cruel way in which the child died. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. the headlines on bbc news:

behind the wheel was 77—year—old kailash chander, a driver who lost control as he pulled out from a bus stop and ploughed into a sainsbury‘s store. today, his former employer, midland red, was fined £2.3 million, after admitting failing to prevent the accident by monitoring the driver's performance and tiredness. there were failures at an operational level in driver supervision and we deeply regret the opportunities that were missed to act decisively on emerging warning signs. the court was told how on numerous occasions the company had been alerted to mr chander‘s problematic driving and had failed to respond. midland red had received several complaints from passengers about his driving. a driver assessment system installed on buses consistently scored his performance as poor, and just 48—hours before the crash, one of his managers had warned that he was not safe and that the company should consider ending his contract. thejudge said midland red had deliberately disregarded the evidence because of staff shortages. he said mr chander, who had beenjudged medically unfit to stand t