A bus driver who admitted killing an elderly woman as she crossed the road has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work.

James Muir, who has also been banned from driving for two years, was not keeping a proper look out when he failed to stop his double-decker bus before it struck Alena Faltyskova in Edinburgh on May 14 last year.

The pensioner, from the Czech Republic, was visiting the capital with family to celebrate her 70th birthday when she was hit on Main Street, in the city's Davidson Mains area.

After previously pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention, the 63-year-old Lothian Bus driver was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

The court previously heard that Ms Faltyskova and her husband of 30 years were in Edinburgh visiting their son, his wife and their three daughters.

The couple were going to buy items from a supermarket before going to church when Muir's bus failed to stop and struck Alena trapping her under the front.

When Muir was questioned by police he was upset and crying, telling officers: "I just saw her at the last minute. That was it."

Sheriff Frank Crowe told Muir: "The inboard camera on your bus showed you were driving at normal speed and, as you approached the mini roundabout, she could clearly be seen walking towards the pedestrian crossing at a normal walking pace.

"You entered the roundabout and Mrs Faltyskova was several steps onto the crossing. Your bus did not seem to be stopping and she broke into a run and was struck by the front offside wheel, suffering catastrophic injuries and died at the spot.

"The bus came to a halt some feet after the incident".

The Sheriff said that there was no question of excessive speed, drink, falling asleep or erratic driving.

"The only explanation is you failed to keep a proper lookout for other road users".

Sheriff Crowe added: "I have read your letter about your feelings of the incident, both for yourself and Mrs Faltyskova's family.

"It was a great tragedy and the suddenness must have come as a great shock to the family".