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image captionEric Vice, 64, was on his way to Swansea University when he crashed into a bridge
A bus driver who crashed his double-decker bus into a bridge, killing a passenger, has been jailed.
Jessica Jing Ren, 36, died 11 days after the bus, which was going to Swansea University, hit a bridge on Neath Road on 12 December 2019.
Eric Vice, 64, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Swansea Crown Court.
He was sentenced to two years and six months.
Ms Ren had been on the front row of the upper deck of the bus and was on her phone at the time of the crash, the court heard.
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Seven other passengers were injured on the X10 service when it hit the low-lying bridge on December 12 last year.
The top deck was crumpled - with a section of the roof being thrown onto the rail line above the bridge.
Vice appeared via videolink at Swansea Magistrates court charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was bailed to appear at Swansea Crown Court on January 22.
Erc Vice, 64, (pictured left) appeared via videolink at Swansea Magistrates court charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Mother Jessica Jing Ren, 36, (pictured right), who was sitting on the front seat of the top deck was airlifted to hospital but died 11 days later