Elderly woman hit by car in Edinburgh dies
The 87-year-old was struck by a Ford Fiesta on St John's Road on December 30
An elderly woman hit by a car by Edinburgh has died.
The 87-year-old was struck by a black Ford Fiesta around 5.45pm on December 30 on St John’s Road between the Drumbrae roundabout and Corstorphine Bank Drive.
Emergency services raced to the scene and the pedestrian was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where she died yesterday.
The road was closed for crash investigation work and re-opened around 1am on Hogmanay.
Sergeant Paul Ewing said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died and they have asked for privacy at what is a very difficult time for them.
“Our enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances and we are keen to speak to anyone who can assist who has not already spoken to officers.
“We are asking road users who were in the area at the time to check their dash-cam to see if they have captured anything that could help with our investigation.
Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2432 of Monday, 30 December, 2024.
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