A DOCTOR accused of causing the death of a biker by dangerous driving has been found not guilty this afternoon.

Vincent Hamlyn, who has worked at Nevill Hall Hospital, had been accused of causing the death of motorcyclist Kevin Morgan by dangerous driving on June 21 last year.

Mr Morgan, 60, from Cwmbran, died at the scene of the collision with a black convertible BMW Z4, driven by Hamlyn, on the A449 outside Newport, just off the Coldra roundabout. He had been riding his white Kawasaki motorbike at the time.

A jury made up of seven women and five men at Cardiff Crown Court found Mr Hamlyn not guilty and he was discharged from court this afternoon.

Judge Michael Fitton QC thanked the jury after they returned their verdict.

"Can I please thank you on behalf of the court for the extremely close attention paid to every detail in this case from an early stage."

He also praised the family of Kevin Morgan for attending every day of the trial in what was "inevitably a very sensitive and complex case".

He added: "The court thanks you for the patience, fairness and dignity of all those here to remember Kevin Morgan throughout the trial."

He said that the nature of the case meant meant some evidence may have reflected negatively on Mr Morgan, but he told the court he hoped his family understood this was not intended to judge him.

He added that Mr Morgan's death should be recognised as a tragedy and expressed his sympathy and condolences from the court to the family.

The judge had spent the morning summarising the evidence put before the jury over the last week of the trial Judge Michael Fitton QC discussed topics including the speed of the vehicles, their positioning, the road surface and conditions, and the views of experts.

Judge Fitton QC showed CCTV footage of the BMW and motorbike driving past the Coldra roundabout and summarised the views of experts about the speed they were travelling at the time.

It has been agreed by the prosecution and defence that the BMW was driving at approximately 62mph and the motorbike at 56mph, but Judge Fitton told the jury not to take these as 'gospel accurate' as they were only predictions of notional speeds.

Judge Fitton QC also summed up the character references given to Hamlyn during the trial.

He said that Dr Edwards, who had worked with Dr Hamlyn since he was a trained anaesthetist at Nevill Hall Hospital in 2008, said that he showed "good technical skills in his work, good judgement and decision making, and on a personal level had an empathetic and engaging attitude"

He added that Dr Harris also said he was "extremely conscientious and reliable, and a very caring and compassionate doctor".