SNP MP Angus MacNeil to appear in court accused of seriously injuring teenager by dangerous driving

An SNP MP, Angus MacNeil, is due to stand trial accused of seriously injuring a 17-year-old motorcyclist by driving dangerously.

The 50-year-old pleaded not guilty by letter when his case was called at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 13 July.

The MP – who represents Na h-Eileanan an Iar - is accused of seriously injuring a teenage motorcyclist in an incident near Castlebay Community School on the Isle of Barra in October.

A pre-trial hearing is set for September ahead of trial the following month. Mr MacNeil has been ordered to appear at both in person.

At the time of the incident, a police spokesperson said: “Police were informed at around 7.05pm on Friday October 30, of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle were on the A888 near Castlebay School on Barra.

“The 17 year old male rider of the motorcycle suffered a non-life-threatening injury and he was taken to hospital. Nobody else was injured.”

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SNP MP Angus MacNeil is said to have been involved in a crash near Castlebay Community School on the Isle of Barra which left a teenage motorcyclist seriously injured.

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