A 70-year-old woman has sadly died after allegedly being knocked down by a car in Edinburgh.Emergency services were called to the scene on Stevenson Drive in the Balgreen area of the city at around 3.30pm on Saturday.The pensioner was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh but passed away a short time later, Police Scotland have confirmed.A 23-year-old man, who was driving a black Mercedes C-Class, has been arrested in connection with an alleged road traffic offence.The busy road was closed for around six hours while a full accident investigation probe took place.
Officers are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward.Police Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who died at this very difficult time.
We will continue to support them as our enquiries progress.“I’m appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened to get in touch.
Drivers with dashcam footage of Stevenson Drive in the time leading up to the crash are urged to review it and bring anything of significance to our attention.”Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 quoting reference 2403 of August 26. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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