An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit by a bin lorry in Edinburgh. The youngster was riding a bicycle when he was struck on Whitehouse Road, near the junction with Braehead Road, at around 8.20am on Friday, 1 March.
Tragically the Cramond Primary School pupil was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the bin lorry was uninjured.One eyewitness told the Daily Record: "It happened during the school run this morning.
We saw the buses backed up first and then loads of police cars and ambulances."It has really shaken the community, especially happening so close to the school with so many kids around."Another eyewitness said: "Around 8am we could see something had happened outside but were not sure what.
A lot of traffic was outside and some parents with kids going to school. "It became clear something serious had happened. You would never expect something like this to happen, especially so close to a school.
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