trial about the horror moment when he saw a cyclist being run over by another HGV vehicle. Gary Parks was sitting at traffic lights when he saw a tipper truck heading towards cyclist Stuart Elliott at a busy Edinburgh junction.
The 46-year-old described frantically sounding his horn to try and alert fellow trucker John Crowe about the danger.Gary said he saw the truck hit the bike’s back tyre, throwing Stuart to the ground and under the large wheels.
He was giving evidence at the first day of Crowe’s trial at the city’s sheriff court on Tuesday. Crowe was driving the truck when it collided with Stuart, a University of Edinburgh PhD student, as he rode his bike.
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