A van driver who suffered a sneezing fit at the wheel caused a three-vehicle pile-up which left two women needing hospital treatment, a court was told. The collision also blocked a busy motorway at rush hour.
Alexander Harkness, 29, careered into the back of vehicles on the Edinburgh City Bypass at speed in his Peugeot van, the city's sheriff court was told. Harkness, who suffers from hay fever, told police he started sneezing moments before the crash, the Daily Record reported.
The gas engineer, who was in his company van, admitted driving without due care and consideration. He was fined £1,875.
