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Glasgow bin lorry crash: Driver 'reassured' GP after previous blackout Glasgow bin lorry crash: Driver 'reassured' GP after previous blackout
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A GP who examined the Glasgow bin lorry crash driver after a previous blackout was unaware it happened at the wheel of a bus, an inquiry has heard.A GP who examined the Glasgow bin lorry crash driver after a previous blackout was unaware it happened at the wheel of a bus, an inquiry has heard.
Dr John Langan saw Harry Clarke twice after the incident in 2010, which happened while he worked for First Bus.Dr John Langan saw Harry Clarke twice after the incident in 2010, which happened while he worked for First Bus.
Mr Clarke had previously told Dr Langan's colleague he had fainted in a canteen during hot weather.Mr Clarke had previously told Dr Langan's colleague he had fainted in a canteen during hot weather.
Dr Langan told the inquiry he had been "reassured" by Mr Clarke about the discrepancies.Dr Langan told the inquiry he had been "reassured" by Mr Clarke about the discrepancies.
A bin lorry driven by Mr Clarke went out of control in central Glasgow in December 2014, killing six pedestrians.A bin lorry driven by Mr Clarke went out of control in central Glasgow in December 2014, killing six pedestrians.
A fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy is being held at Glasgow Sheriff Court.A fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy is being held at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Dr Langan told the inquiry he saw Mr Clarke on 13 April 2010, six days after the earlier blackout, and again on 22 April.Dr Langan told the inquiry he saw Mr Clarke on 13 April 2010, six days after the earlier blackout, and again on 22 April.
In between the consultations, his surgery received a letter from a doctor at First Bus saying Mr Clarke had suffered a "vasovagal attack" on a "stationary bus".In between the consultations, his surgery received a letter from a doctor at First Bus saying Mr Clarke had suffered a "vasovagal attack" on a "stationary bus".
The GP said he was sure he had questioned Mr Clarke about the discrepancy in his accounts of the incident. The GP said he was "sure" he had questioned Mr Clarke about the discrepancy in his accounts of the incident.
He pointed out that the First Bus letter did not say Mr Clarke had been at the wheel of the bus at the time.He pointed out that the First Bus letter did not say Mr Clarke had been at the wheel of the bus at the time.
Medical history
He later wrote to First Bus diagnosing the blackout as a "simple" faint which did not require Mr Clarke to give up driving.He later wrote to First Bus diagnosing the blackout as a "simple" faint which did not require Mr Clarke to give up driving.
Dr Langan said he would have looked at Mr Clarke's medical history over the past five years before making his diagnosis.
He said "nothing jumped out at me at the time" to merit diagnosing a more serious condition.
He said he had no knowledge of the patient having suffered a vasovagal attack in 1989 and previous episodes of dizziness would not have been recorded in the computer records.
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.
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.