Lorry driver denies causing death of Aberdeen woman by driving carelessly

A man has denied causing the death of an 83-year-old woman by driving carelessly in a lorry.

Gerald Clark, 65, is accused of causing death by careless driving over an incident on King Street at the junction with St Machar Drive.

Great-grandmother Mary Allan, 83, died following a collision near the St Machar roundabout on King Street at around 11.40am on September 10.

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Clark, of Taits Lane in Dundee, was not personally present when the case called yesterday at Aberdeen Sheriff Court but entered a not guilty plea via letter.

Sheriff Ian Wallace fixed a preliminary hearing for October and set a trial date reserving three days for November. Clark was ordained to appear at the next calling of the case.