article: Glasgow Sheriff Court has previously heard that Harry Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the lorry hit pedestrians on 22 December last year. First Bus inspector John Stewart told the FAI that Mr Clarke had blacked out while unwell at a bus stop in 2010. The inquiry is examining the bin lorry, its route and Mr Clarke's health. Mr Stewart told the second day of the FAI, which is being overseen by Sheriff John Beckett QC, that he was an inspector and had been with First Bus Glasgow for 12 years. He referred to notes he had taken on a Blackberry, detailing an incident involving Mr Clarke, while he was a bus driver, on 7 April 2010. The notes of his daily report from that day state Mr Clarke "blacked out for a couple of minutes" while at a bus stop having "taken unwell". Mr Stewart said he was alerted by a passenger on the number 54 bus that the driver had collapsed at the wheel. The witness said Mr Clarke was still in the driver's seat of the bus when he arrived at the scene, but there were no passengers on board. An ambulance was called and paramedics arrived to attend to Mr Clarke who was given the all clear and refused to go to hospital. He was not allowed to drive the bus back, which was returned to the depot by Mr Stewart. The witness said his involvement ended as soon as he left Mr Clarke and that he assumed the driver would have been sent to the company doctor. Mr Stewart, under cross-examination from Dorothy Bain QC, agreed that "other people could be killed" due to a driver being "out of control" of the bus. The witness said he did not know if a driver who had blacked out would be suspended, but he said he would not let them drive. Going back over Mr Stewart's report, it was noted that Mr Clarke had driven the bus to the stop he was at after blacking out. Mr Stewart said Mr Clarke "should have used his common sense" and not driven the bus, but said "you would have to ask him". Ms Bain asked Mr Stewart if knew that Mr Clarke was suspended from driving and had to attend doctor's appointments. The witness said he did not. The court was then shown a letter from a First Bus doctor saying Mr Clarke had suffered "loss of consciousness". In a letter, the doctor said Mr Clarke was advised that "he does not need to inform the DVLA of the incident". Ms Bain asked Mr Stewart if he knew Mr Clarke had reported passing out in a canteen at work that same day in 2010. The witness said he did not know. Mr Stewart said he could not confirm if Mr Clarke had been suffering from dizzy spells, but said he would have stopped him driving if he had. Mr Stewart will give evidence on Friday when the FAI resumes for a third day. Earlier, the inquiry heard again from Henry
summary: The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people has heard the driver blacked out before while driving a bus.