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| Glasgow bin lorry crash: Harry Clarke 'withheld' 2010 blackout | Glasgow bin lorry crash: Harry Clarke 'withheld' 2010 blackout |
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| The inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people has heard that afterwards the driver did not tell a specialist about a previous blackout. | The inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people has heard that afterwards the driver did not tell a specialist about a previous blackout. |
| Glasgow Sheriff Court has heard that Harry Clarke, 58, lost consciousness at the wheel of a bus in 2010. | Glasgow Sheriff Court has heard that Harry Clarke, 58, lost consciousness at the wheel of a bus in 2010. |
| Cardiologist Professor Andrew Rankin said Mr Clarke told him in February this year that he had not lost consciousness during the 2010 incident. | Cardiologist Professor Andrew Rankin said Mr Clarke told him in February this year that he had not lost consciousness during the 2010 incident. |
| Mr Clarke was unconscious when the bin lorry crashed on 22 December last year. | Mr Clarke was unconscious when the bin lorry crashed on 22 December last year. |
| Six people died and 15 others were injured when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control on Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel in George Square. | Six people died and 15 others were injured when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control on Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel in George Square. |
| Health records | Health records |
| The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is examining Mr Clarke's health, the condition of the lorry and the route taken. | The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is examining Mr Clarke's health, the condition of the lorry and the route taken. |
| The inquiry had previously heard that Mr Clarke failed to disclose information about his medical history on several occasions. | The inquiry had previously heard that Mr Clarke failed to disclose information about his medical history on several occasions. |
| It was told that he had a history of health issues such as fainting and dizziness dating back to the 1970s, including fainting at the wheel of a stationary bus in April 2010. | It was told that he had a history of health issues such as fainting and dizziness dating back to the 1970s, including fainting at the wheel of a stationary bus in April 2010. |
| On Monday, Prof Rankin told the FAI that he saw Mr Clarke as a patient in February and had access to some records of the 2010 episode. | On Monday, Prof Rankin told the FAI that he saw Mr Clarke as a patient in February and had access to some records of the 2010 episode. |
| During cross-examination, Dorothy Bain QC, representing the bereaved Morton family, put it to the witness that Mr Clarke had given him a "completely different" account of the 2010 incident to that given to other doctors. | During cross-examination, Dorothy Bain QC, representing the bereaved Morton family, put it to the witness that Mr Clarke had given him a "completely different" account of the 2010 incident to that given to other doctors. |
| "He told me that he had not actually lost consciousness," the professor told the inquiry. | "He told me that he had not actually lost consciousness," the professor told the inquiry. |
| Prof Rankin agreed he appeared to have been given a different account to other doctors who were aware that Mr Clarke had suffered a loss of consciousness. | Prof Rankin agreed he appeared to have been given a different account to other doctors who were aware that Mr Clarke had suffered a loss of consciousness. |
| Glasgow City Council confirmed last week that it had suspended Mr Clarke on a precautionary basis pending a full disciplinary investigation into his conduct before and at the point where he commenced employment with the council. | Glasgow City Council confirmed last week that it had suspended Mr Clarke on a precautionary basis pending a full disciplinary investigation into his conduct before and at the point where he commenced employment with the council. |
| Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the bin lorry crash. | Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the bin lorry crash. |
| Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed. | Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed. |
| The Crown Office has already concluded that there will be no criminal prosecution over the crash, with senior lawyers deeming it a "tragic accident". | The Crown Office has already concluded that there will be no criminal prosecution over the crash, with senior lawyers deeming it a "tragic accident". |
| The inquiry continues. |