Man dies in crash with taxi and bike on outskirts of Edinburgh
The 46-year-old driver lost his life on the A70 near Kirknewton last night
Last updated 3rd May 2025
A driver has died after a crash involving a taxi and a bike on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
The 46-year-old man was driving a Skoda that was in collision with a Mercedes Vito and the bicycle on the A70 near Kirknewton around 11.35pm last night.
Emergency services raced to the scene and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The taxi driver was taken to hospital and later discharged. The cyclist did not require medical treatment.
The road was closed for crash investigation work and re-opened around 9am today. Officers believe a second taxi driver who was in the area could hold key information.
Sergeant Grant Hastie said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died.
"Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.
"We are particularly keen to trace a second taxi driver who may have witnessed this crash.
"Anyone with relevant dash-cam footage is also asked to contact police."
If you can help please call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 4689 of Friday, 2 May, 2025
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