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Robert Lloyd Hall coronial inquest hears driver didn't meet minimum vision test requirements

Robert Lloyd Hall was struck while riding his bike on the side of the Horrocks Highway near Quorn in May 2018. (ABC News)

A visually-impaired driver who hit and killed a cyclist on a country highway in South Australia had been granted an unconditional driver's licence, despite not meeting the minimum vision test requirements and almost hitting parked cars during a driving test, a coronial inquest has heard.

Robert Lloyd Hall, 66, was wearing a high-vis vest while riding his mountain bike on the side of the Horrocks Highway near Quorn on a clear day in May 2018, when a 4WD struck him from behind.

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