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A delivery van driver who killed a father of two as he cycled to work after colliding with the vulnerable road user has been jailed for six years. ‌

A judge told Philip Scott that it was "heartbreaking" to read of the impact of the death of Euan Thomson on his family following the crash. Lady Hood said at the High Court in Edinburgh: "That was the morning their world fell apart." ‌

The judge said that Mr Thomson, 32, the father of two young sons, was a man who excelled at his work and in his sports, especially rugby . ‌

She pointed out that Scott, 40, has 14 groups of previous convictions, nine of which involved road traffic offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.

The judge said: "Use of illicit substances has been a constant feature of your adult l

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