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| Glasgow bin lorry crash: 'Clear discrepancy' over driver's faint in 2010 | Glasgow bin lorry crash: 'Clear discrepancy' over driver's faint in 2010 |
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| The driver of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow, killing six people, told his doctor he fainted in a canteen and not at the wheel of a bus in 2010. | The driver of a bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow, killing six people, told his doctor he fainted in a canteen and not at the wheel of a bus in 2010. |
| Dr Gerard McKaig told an inquiry there was a "clear discrepancy" between what he was told by Harry Clarke and information provided by First Bus. | Dr Gerard McKaig told an inquiry there was a "clear discrepancy" between what he was told by Harry Clarke and information provided by First Bus. |
| The GP said he would have spoken again to Mr Clarke if he had known of the differing accounts of the incident. | The GP said he would have spoken again to Mr Clarke if he had known of the differing accounts of the incident. |
| The inquiry heard Mr Clarke had fainted while he was a bus driver in 2010. | The inquiry heard Mr Clarke had fainted while he was a bus driver in 2010. |
| Dr McKaig said Mr Clarke told him he had suffered a five-second loss of consciousness in the work canteen. | |
| The doctor noted the "simple faint" down in his records. | The doctor noted the "simple faint" down in his records. |
| During questioning by Solicitor General Lesley Thomson, Dr McKaig was then shown a letter from Dr Lyons at First Bus. It had been sent to a Dr McGlone at Dr McKaig's practice in April 2010. | During questioning by Solicitor General Lesley Thomson, Dr McKaig was then shown a letter from Dr Lyons at First Bus. It had been sent to a Dr McGlone at Dr McKaig's practice in April 2010. |
| The letter describes how Mr Clarke's loss of consciousness took place on a stationary bus and asks for further advice. | The letter describes how Mr Clarke's loss of consciousness took place on a stationary bus and asks for further advice. |
| Dr McKaig said he went on annual leave following the consultation with Mr Clarke, with a Dr John Langan taking on the case. | Dr McKaig said he went on annual leave following the consultation with Mr Clarke, with a Dr John Langan taking on the case. |
| Dr McKaig told the court that if he had not been on leave and had seen the letter from Dr Lyons, he would identified the "clear discrepancy" between the accounts and would have spoken again to his patient. | Dr McKaig told the court that if he had not been on leave and had seen the letter from Dr Lyons, he would identified the "clear discrepancy" between the accounts and would have spoken again to his patient. |
| He added that he would have expected Dr Langan to make inquiries about the discrepancy. | He added that he would have expected Dr Langan to make inquiries about the discrepancy. |
| When he was cross-examined by Dorothy Bain QC, representing the family of crash victim Jacqueline Morton, the GP said he would have told Mr Clarke to notify the DVLA and not drive if the driver had told him he had blacked out at the wheel of the bus. | |
| DVLA guidelines | DVLA guidelines |
| First Bus inspector John Stewart had previously told the FAI that Mr Clarke had blacked out at a bus stop in 2010. | First Bus inspector John Stewart had previously told the FAI that Mr Clarke had blacked out at a bus stop in 2010. |
| The court has also heard Mr Clarke declared on a DVLA form in 2006 that he had no history of blackouts within the previous five years. | |
| Earlier in the inquiry, the court heard Mr Clarke reported bouts of dizziness in 1976, fainted at work while a lorry driver in 1989 and suffered dizziness for months in 1994. | Earlier in the inquiry, the court heard Mr Clarke reported bouts of dizziness in 1976, fainted at work while a lorry driver in 1989 and suffered dizziness for months in 1994. |
| Dr McKaig, a GP in Glasgow for the past 22 years, was questioned during the 10th day of the fatal accident inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court. | Dr McKaig, a GP in Glasgow for the past 22 years, was questioned during the 10th day of the fatal accident inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court. |
| Ms Thomson and Dr McKaig also discussed the DVLA's guidelines for medical practitioners. | Ms Thomson and Dr McKaig also discussed the DVLA's guidelines for medical practitioners. |
| The inquiry heard a driver has a statutory duty to report health issues to the driving body, while the doctor has the responsibility to advise the driver. | The inquiry heard a driver has a statutory duty to report health issues to the driving body, while the doctor has the responsibility to advise the driver. |
| Mr Clarke, 58, was unconscious when the bin lorry veered out of control on 22 December 2014. | Mr Clarke, 58, was unconscious when the bin lorry veered out of control on 22 December 2014. |
| Glasgow City Council has already said he would not have been employed if it had known about his medical background. | Glasgow City Council has already said he would not have been employed if it had known about his medical background. |
| The Crown Office has concluded that there will be no criminal prosecution over the crash, with senior lawyers deeming it a "tragic accident". | The Crown Office has concluded that there will be no criminal prosecution over the crash, with senior lawyers deeming it a "tragic accident". |
| Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the incident in the city's Queen Street and George Square. | Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the incident in the city's Queen Street and George Square. |
| Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed when the truck mounted the pavement before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel. | Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed when the truck mounted the pavement before crashing into the side of the Millennium Hotel. |
| A further 15 people were injured. | A further 15 people were injured. |
| The inquiry continues. | The inquiry continues. |