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Man arrested and charged in connection with fatal crash in Edinburgh

A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal crash in Edinburgh.

The incident happened on Whitehouse Road around 8.20am on Friday, 1 March, 2024 and involved a schoolboy and a bin lorry. Emergency services attended but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man has been charged with a road traffic offence and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

He is expected to appear in court at a later date.