Bus driver sentenced to two years for hitting and killing pedestrian while distracted by paper.

Simon Mumford, a 54-year-old bus driver, was sentenced to two years in prison and banned from driving for six years after hitting and killing pedestrian Amallia Elmasry in Plymouth. The incident occurred when Mumford was reading a piece of paper instead of watching the road as Elmasry crossed at a traffic light. CCTV footage captured the four-second distraction that led to the fatal crash. Police emphasized the dangers of even brief distractions while driving.

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