An Edinburgh driver has tragically lost his life following a serious hit-and-run incident on the A8 near the airport.
The collision, which occurred around 9.22am on the A8 near Ingliston on Monday, September 7, drew police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) to the scene.
Police said they were alerted to a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and a grey Hyundai i30. The ambulance service dispatched three ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT), a paramedic response unit (PRU), and a critical care paramedic.
Sadly, despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the 58-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was declared dead at the scene.
Four other individuals were transported to hospital for treatment and subsequently discharged. Two women and a man from the Mercedes fled the scene on foot before officers arrived, reports Edinburgh Live.
Extensive investigations, utilising specialist resources including air support and the dog unit, were launched to help locate them and are still ongoing.
The road was shut down to facilitate investigative enquiries and was re-opened around 7.05pm. The vehicles involved were recovered.
Photographs from the scene depicted emergency vehicles on both sides of the carriageway on the main route to the airport, with at least one car visible overturned.
Several other motors appeared to be caught up in the incident with wreckage scattered across the carriageway and police cordons put up on both sides. A black police screen was also positioned to shield one of the cars involved.
Inspector Thomas Mallinson said: “My thoughts are with the family of the person who died at this incredibly difficult time. Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash, and it is vital we trace the three people who left the area before police arrived.
“I am appealing for anyone who witnessed it or who has information which could assist our investigation to contact us. I would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dash-cam footage to please get in touch if it holds anything which could be relevant.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 0756 of September 7, 2026.
A SAS spokesperson said: “We received a call at 09:22 to attend a multi-vehicle road traffic collision on the A8 near Ingliston.
“We dispatched three ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT), a paramedic response unit (PRU), and a critical care paramedic to the scene. We transported three patients to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”
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