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A LAWYER for a family which lost three members in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has said they “profoundly disagree” with the decision not to prosecute any party over the deaths, an inquiry has heard.

The Glasgow bin lorry crash driver who blacked out at the wheel yesterday refused to apologise after being accused of telling a “pack of lies” about his medical history.

Harry Clarke, the driver in the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy which left six people dead, has described his last memory of the incident as “a bang, just like a light switch” before fainting at the wheel.

The lawyer for the family of a woman killed in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has asked for the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) to be adjourned to allow them to pursue a private prosecution of the driver.

The Glasgow bin lorry crash driver may not have to answer any question beyond his name, age and occupation when he gives evidence at a fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy.

Lawyers for Jacqueline Morton, 51, have asked that an inquiry under way into the December 22 tragedy be halted as they attempt to bring a private prosecution against Harry Clarke, 58.