A jury has decided a motorist was not driving dangerously when he knocked a grandfather off his bicycle in a fatal collision.

But a verdict has yet to be returned on whether Dean Thomas's driving was careless when he struck 71-year-old David Cox on the Old Thanet Way in Herne Bay.

The 44-year-old had denied both charges, and now a jury at Canterbury Crown Court has acquitted him of the more serious offence.

But they have yet to return a verdict on the careless driving charge and remain in deliberations.

During his trial, a court was told Thomas, of Central Parade, Herne Bay, was at the wheel of a blue Hyundai i30 at the time of the collision on January 28 last year.

His defence barrister, John Barker, told the jury for a "crucial three seconds" Mr Cox was in Thomas’s blindspot.

Thomas had earlier said in a police interview that his vision had been impaired by bright sunlight.

Forensic investigator PC Robin Youngs disputed the claims, saying Mr Cox’s dark clothes could have made him "more detectable" against the light.

The jury was shown dashcam footage of the moment the grandfather-of-six was struck on the roundabout at about 11.10am.

He was rushed to London’s King’s College Hospital, where he died 12 days later.