Driver caused fatal crash on A82 in Balloch after phone distraction

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Driver caused fatal crash on A82 in Balloch after phone distraction
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Bus driver Gavin Aitken was driving a company car back to the depot after his shift when he hit a motorbike.

A driver killed a motorbike pillion passenger after a phone call from his wife distracted him, a court has heard.

Prosecutor Louise Beattie told the court: "At 17:11, Aitken received an incoming phone call from his wife. "He became involved with the phone in the crucial seconds leading up to the approach to the junction."The crash happened when the bike slowed to turn right at Auchenheglish Lodges in Balloch

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