The driver of a bin lorry which careered out of control killing six people is expected to be sacked by Glasgow City Council within days.

The Evening Times revealed in August that Harry Clarke was on “gardening leave” after evidence emerged at a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) that he repeatedly misled officials over his history of blackouts.

The day after our report the local authority suspended him from his duties on full pay ahead of a “full disciplinary investigation”.

The probe was delayed amid reports that Clarke had declared himself unfit to attend hearings with council bosses.

But the Evening Times can now reveal that the investigation is almost at an end and the 58-year-old driver is likely to be out of a job by next week.

Sources close to the internal council investigation said: “We are close to the end of the process. An outcome is expected in a matter of days.”

Clarke was at the wheel of a council bin lorry on December 22 last year when it mounted a pavement in Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel.

Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, Stephenie Tait, 29, Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were killed and ten others were injured.

An FAI into the tragedy heard that Clarke failed to disclose details of his medical history on seven separate occasions.

The hearing was told that he previously suffered a blackout behind the wheel of a stationary bus in 2010, while working for transport firm First.

He made no mention of it when he completed a health questionnaire when applying for a job with the council, the FAI was told.

The driver even failed to disclose the extent of his medical history to doctors hours after the out-of-control bin lorry left six people dead.

The inquiry also heard that the DVLA only revoked Clarke’s licence on June 26, after evidence emerged at the FAI that he is unfit to drive.

Clarke had his licence reinstated on April 28 after failing to notify the DVLA about a history of blackouts.

His ordinary licence has now been revoked for a year, while his LGV licence is revoked for 10 years.

It emerged this week that Clarke was arrested over claims he drove his car despite being banned from the road.

He allegedly got behind the wheel of a car on September 20 and a report was sent to the procurator fiscal.

Police Scotland confirmed that a 58-year-old man was arrested in connection with alleged traffic offences.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: “Harry Clarke is currently under disciplinary investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.”