Edna McLean died after she was hit by a bus as it turned onto Vincent Road at 10.31am on September 11, 2021.
Another pedestrian allegedly heard the noise of the bus hitting Mrs McLean and looked round to see her body travelling through the air, jurors were told.
Mrs McLean suffered brain injuries and was airlifted to hospital but never regained consciousness and died two days later, the Old Bailey was told.
Bus driver Ozdemir Zia, 76, is accused of failing to check his blind spots for pedestrians as he turned onto the road.
When he was spoken to by police at the scene, Zia allegedly said he had not seen Mrs McLean until immediately before the collision and then applied the brakes.
He added that people do not always look before crossing the road, prosecutor Nadeem Holland said on Monday (January 20)
CCTV footage was shown in court showing the collision with the elderly pedestrian and members of the public rushing over to help as she lay on the road.
Traffic collision experts concluded the driver began turning into Vincent Road while his view obscured by another bus, Mr Holland said.
A pillar inside the bus also created a “blind spot” but the driver could have moved his head and upper body to look around it, he told jurors.
Mr Holland said: “It is the prosecution’s case that the CCTV footage demonstrates that the defendant’s driving fell below the standard expected of a reasonable, careful and competent driver.
“The defendant did not take sufficient steps to cater for the possibility of pedestrians crossing Vincent Road as he turned into the road.”
He said that although the defendant was not speeding, he should have travelled slower to give him more time for the manoeuvre.
The defendant should have also moved to mitigate the blind spot created by the pillar in the bus and waited for the second bus to clear his field of vision before turning into Vincent Road, the prosecutor said.
Zia, of Kidbrooke, has denied causing death by careless driving.
Jurors were told to return at 12pm on Tuesday when the Old Bailey trial will continue.
