The driver of the bin lorry that crashed and killed six people in Glasgow was asked to imagine his own daughter had been killed, as victims' relatives again walked out of the inquiry into the tragedy.

Harry Clarke is giving evidence for a second day as part of the probe into events on December 22nd last year, when he blacked out at the wheel and his lorry veered onto the pavement in the city centre.

Because of the possibility of prosecution by the families of the victims, Mr Clarke has been told he does not have to give any responses that might incriminate him.

Authorities decided not to prosecute Mr Clarke because at the time "he was unconscious and therefore not in control of his actions" and so did not have "the necessary criminal state of mind".

The inquiry has already heard evidence he repeatedly failed to declare a history of dizziness, fainting and blackouts on Driver Vehicle & Licensing Agency (DVLA) licence forms and in job applications to Glasgow City Council.

On Friday, Mr Clarke was asked "do you not have the decency to think of someone other than yourself?".

Dorothy Bain QC, who is representing the family of victim Jacqueline Morton, said: "If your daughter was killed and there was a public inquiry trying to find out what might have prevented her death, what would you hope those who might have some information about it would do at that public inquiry?".

Mr Clarke said: "I don't wish to answer that question".

Ms Bain continued: "Do you really not wish to answer? Do you not have the decency to think of someone other than yourself on this occasion? If you've not done anything wrong, why not help today?".

"If you have done something... do you not think you should begin to make amends for that by choosing to answer?".

The council worker did not respond or comment when Ms Bain described his "dreadful" record of absence from work and accused him of deliberately misleading doctors to keep his job.

She said: "You should never have been behind the wheel of an HGV and you know that".

The inquiry heard Mr Clarke told a "pack of lies" on medical questionnaires he completed as part of job applications and licence renewals.

The hearing was also told Mr Clarke did not disclose a "blackout" at the wheel of a First Bus vehicle in 2010 when questioned by doctors after the bin lorry crash.

Ms Bain said the evidence "painted a picture of a man recklessly indifferent to consequences of his actions", adding it was "unbelievable what you've done. Remarkable".

She told Mr Clarke: "You took a chance that other people wouldn't have given you. First Bus wouldn't have given you, Glasgow City Council wouldn't have given you, you know that. You took a chance and it's taken the lives of six innocent people".

"The difference between you and them is that you had a choice and they didn't. They had no chance".

Mr Clarke said he "did not wish to answer that question" throughout.