Edinburgh van driver arrested after collision leaves man, 59, fighting for his life

It happened at around 5.50pm on Wednesday on Trinity Crescent

Trinity Crescent, Edinburgh
Author: Paul ReillyPublished 11th Apr 2024

A 59-year old man is in a critical condition after a collision with a van as he walked along Edinburgh's Trinity Crescent.

It happened at around 5.50pm on Wednesday.

The driver was arrested and later released.

The road was closed for around six hours to allow for investigations to take place.

Sergeant Jen Niven said: "Our enquiries into this collision are ongoing and we would like to ask anyone that was in the area at the time who has not already spoken to us to please get in touch.

"We would also be keen to see any dashcam or private CCTV footage from the area around the time of the crash."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident number 2772 of 10 April.

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