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A double-decker driver who killed two women after ploughing into a bus stop when he accidentally hit the accelerator has avoided jail.
Joyce Bacon, 60, and Adele Boylin, 55, both mothers, were standing waiting to board the bus in Piccadilly Gardens when they were hit by a double decker Stagecoach being driven by 35-year-old Baruania Baros.
Baros, a bus driver with four years experience with a clean driving licence, was helping a disabled passenger leave the bus when he accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. The bus then jolted forward and crashed into the women, causing fatal injuries.
Baros, from Ashton-under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving, and was given a suspended prison sentence.
The judge said his pregnant wife would be harmed if Baros was locked up and ruled that he did not pose a 'risk or danger' to the public.
Baruania Baros (pictured), 35, has avoided jail after killing two women who were waiting at a bus stop
Joyce Bacon, 60, was standing with her friend Adele Boylin when she was hit by the bus and killed instantly
Prosecutors told how Baros had worked as a driver for Stagecoach since February 2019.
When the crash happened he was driving down Oldham Road in the Northern Quarter in Manchester city centre before turning left onto Piccadilly Gardens at about 9.20pm on July 10, 2022.
Mr and Mrs Bacon and their friend Ms Boylin, a mother-of-four who worked at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and was making her way home after a shift, were standing waiting to take the bus home when Baros arrived.
After pulling over at the bus stop, Baros went to help a passenger on a mobility scooter to leave the bus.
The court heard that he had to park at an angle because another bus had been in front of him. Baros then got out of the bus to pull out the access ramp, but it could not be used due to the angle of the bus.
He then got back into the bus and decided to raise the level of the vehicle instead. Prosecutors said he released
