A 53-year-old Worcestershire van driver accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist told a jury he had "relived" the crash every day and still did not think he could have acted differently.

Sales director Peter Colquitt told the jury at Worcester Crown Court he had taken a look as he approached the end of a slip road intending to cross the A451 Minster Road in Stourport towards the entrance of a recycling centre.

He saw a motorbike with its headlight on, in the fast lane of the 70mph dual carriageway and estimated it to be 500 metres away near the crematorium. He stopped at the end of the slip road and looked again then decided it was safe and pulled out across the two lanes at about 3.55pm on August 3, 2013.

"I have relived this every day, going through my mind and asking if I did something wrong and I think what I did in the circumstances was right," Colquitt, of Ronhill Close, Cleobury Mortimer told the jury. "I have been driving for over 30 years and I did what I always do. I just don't know what else I could have done."

He said he had no reason to think the motorbike was travelling at speeds between 90 and 110mph and as he crossed the carriageway and it got closer, he still thought it would pass safely behind his white Fiat Ducato van.

Rider Stuart Simpson, aged 52, of Corndon Close, Kidderminster, tried to avoid a collision by moving to the left and his bike crashed into the front nearside. Witnesses said the bike catapulted into the air and burst into flames on landing, killing him almost instantly.

"There was just a bang and the next thing I was moving sideways," Colquitt said. "I put my foot on the brake and depressed the clutch and held onto the steering wheel but there was nothing I could do to stop it going towards the railings."

He got out covered in blood from shattered glass and leaned against the van until a passerby helped him to move away because the bike was on fire. He suffered injuries including a broken pelvis and damage to the base of his spine.

Colquitt denies causing death by careless driving.

The jury has been told that the Suzuki GSX 1300cc bike involved is a version of the fastest production bike available, capable of 150mph and able to go from zero to 100mph in six seconds.

The prosecution claims Colquitt's driving fell below the standards of a careful driver because he had underestimated the speed the bike was travelling and the time he needed to get across the two lanes to the entrance to the tip.He said he was carrying garden waste and had arranged to meet his sister there because she wanted to borrow the van but he was not hurrying to get there because they had not arranged a time.

In a police interview, he said he knew the stretch of road was "notorious" for drivers speeding.

"I saw the bike coming towards me but I didn't realise it was doing 110mph," he told the jury.

The hearing continues.