A 74-year-old driver has said a motorcyclist "came out of nowhere" before a fatal crash in Bristol.
Stephen Johnson hit biker Keith Pearce with the car he was driving back in July 2018.
Mr Pearce died instantly when Johnson, driving a VW Passat, turned into his path at a junction on St Andrews Road in Avonmouth.
A jury has been told Johnson failed to indicate as he turned and Mr Pearce, 54, clipped him head on before crashing his Yamaha into a pole and low wall and dying instantaneously.
Johnson, 74, of Westcott Road, Kidderminster, denies causing death by careless driving on July 9, 2018.
When Johnson was interviewed at the scene he confirmed he was delivering the Passat to PJM Logistics and was not in a hurry.
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He told police he started to turn right on St Andrews Road as there was a considerable gap in the traffic.
Johnson told officers: "There was enough of a gap for me to turn right. The next thing that happened was a horrific bang and the air bags went off.
"There was no sign of the motorcyclist when I started to turn. When I got out I could see the remains of the motorcycle and the rider.
"He must have been travelling at excessive speed when he struck my vehicle."
In a later interview Johnson said he never cut corners and repeated his account of the collision.
He said: "He came out of nowhere, he's travelling at 60mph. I didn't see headlights coming towards me."
He described the collision as "dreadful".
The jury was told a prosecution expert concludes Mr Pearce was riding at over 54mph, while a defence expert concludes he was riding at over 80mph.
Neither vehicle had mechanical defects and both Johnson and Mr Pearce tested negative for drink and drugs.
The case continues.
