Tia Cameron, 18, had just been to a beauty appointment and took a video to send to her boyfriend moments before she died in a bus crash in Brisbane in March.
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A bus driver accused of causing the death of an 18-year-old pedestrian in a Brisbane CBD crash has opted to fight the charge, sparking emotional courtroom scenes.

The victim’s family broke down after Lindsay Francis Selby’s lawyer told the Brisbane Magistrates Court today the case would proceed to trial.

Selby, 70, was charged with driving without due care and attention causing death after the March 2024 crash, which claimed Tia Cameron’s life.

Tia Cameron, 18, had just been to a beauty appointment and took a video to send to her boyfriend moments before she died in a bus crash in Brisbane in March.
Tia Cameron, 18, had just been to a beauty appointment and took a video to send to her boyfriend moments before her death. (9News)

Police allege Selby was driving a bus that mounted the kerb during peak hour, pinning Cameron against a building in Brisbane’s CBD.

Cameron, an administration worker, died at the scene while four bus passengers were treated for minor injuries.

Council bus driver Selby was charged months later following an investigation.

Police allege Lindsay Francis Selby, 70, was driving a bus that mounted the kerb after 5pm during peak hour, pinning pedestrian Tia Cameron against a building in the Brisbane CBD on March 8.
Police allege Lindsay Francis Selby, 70, was driving a bus that mounted the kerb after 5pm during peak hour, pinning pedestrian Tia Cameron against a building in the Brisbane CBD on March 8. (9News)

Selby’s appearance was excused today and he was represented by lawyer Claire McGee, who told Magistrate Peter Saggers the matter would proceed to trial.

It is listed for September 23 and is expected to be held over one day.

McGee said the defence did not have a full brief yet, with a pre-trial review scheduled for September 2.

Selby has opted to fight the charge. (Nine )

“You don’t have a brief at all?” magistrate Peter Saggers asked.

McGee replied: “We have some material – the arresting officer’s statement and the report.

“I don’t expect there will be much more but if there is to be, directions will be made for that to be disclosed.”

Cameron’s family members attended court on today and became emotional after hearing Selby would fight the charge.

They did not speak to the waiting media when they left the court.

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