Gavin Aitken, 49, hit the motorbike carrying Liam Scott, 21, near Balloch, West Dunbartonshire.
Gavin Aitken was driving back to his bus firm's depot when he hit the motorbike
Gavin Aitken, 49, ploughed into the motorbike on the A82 near Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, in August 2020.Aitken, a bus driver, had been driving a company Volkswagen Golf back to the firm's depot. He admitted causing death by dangerous driving. He said victim impact statements had set out "the enduring pain and loss" that has been suffered as a result of the incident.Liam Scott, from Irvine, Ayrshire, was a passenger on the Suzuki bike driven by his 23-year-old friend Stewart McKenzie - who was seriously hurt in the collision.
Mr Scott suffered a fatal head injury after he was thrown into the windscreen of the car. He died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.He said the case was aggravated by the victims being vulnerable road users travelling on a motorbike.Lord Young said: "You stopped at the scene of the accident and your wife called the emergency services.
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