Pedestrian left with head injury after being hit by a bike in Edinburgh

Police are looking for a cyclist who was involved in a collision with a pedestrian in the centre of Edinburgh.

It happened at a pedestrian crossing between Gayfield Square and London Road at around 7.25pm on Monday July 23.

A woman was left needing treatment at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for a head injury after she was hit by the cyclist there.

The cyclist stopped but did not leave contact details and officers are now keen to trace him.

He is thought to be in his 30s.

Constable Denise Humphrey of Edinburgh Divisional Road Policing Unit said; “We are keen to speak to the cyclist or anyone who witnessed the collision.

"Anyone with information that can help us to trace them is asked to contact us by calling 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting incident no 3698 of 23rd July."