Bus driver released without charge after fatal accident in Sowerby Bridge

A bus driver who was arrested after a fatal accident in Sowerby Bridge last month has been released without charge.
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20-year-old former Halifax soldier Josh Highley, from Sowerby Bridge, died in the incident on Burnley Road on Friday, June 3.

Immediately after the accident, a bus driver was arrested on suspicion of riving while being over the limit for prescription drugs. He has subsequently been released without charge and no further action will be taken.

An inquest into Josh's death has been opened and adjourned.

Josh, from Lee Mount, grew up in Boothtown and Ovenden and was well known and loved in Halifax.