Appeal following serious crash in Edinburgh

Road Policing officers are appealing for information after a serious crash in Edinburgh.

The incident happened around 12.30am on Thursday, 1 January, 2026 on Queensferry Road near Dean Bridge and involved a male pedestrian and a white Suzuki Ignis.

Emergency services attended, and the pedestrian, an 81-year-old man, was taken to hospital for treatment to what are described as serious injuries.

No other injuries were reported.

Officers are appealing to those in the area at the time to come forward with information.

Sergeant Christopher Bright, of Road Policing East, said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash or who has any information to come forward.

“We know that this was a busy evening with it being Hogmanay and that there were a number of pedestrians and vehicles in the area at the time, so we’d ask those who have yet to speak to us to get in touch.

“In addition, we’d ask those with dash-cam footage to review this to see if it has captured anything significant.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0161 of 1 January, 2026.