A Brisbane bus driver charged over a fatal crash in the CBD last year thought he was pressing the brakes before he mounted a footpath and killed a pedestrian, a court has heard.

On Tuesday, Lindsay Francis Selby pleaded not guilty to one count of careless driving causing the death of 18-year-old Tia Cameron.

The court heard the 70-year-old — who is facing a one-day summary trial in the Brisbane Magistrates Court — was an experienced driver, had been on a split shift, and was driving the bus through the city during peak hour on the afternoon of March 8, 2024.

During opening addresses, the court heard the bus had been travelling about 15 kilometres an hour when it turned left from Ann Street onto Edward Street. As it headed downhill, the speed increased to about 23 kilometres.

The court

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