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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Kris Gourlay

Young Edinburgh man dies after being hit by car on busy bypass during early hours

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car on the Edinburgh bypass in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police closed the A720 near Striation for several hours after the incident and have now confirmed that a 25-year-old male was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

The driver of the vehicle involved, a 39-year-old male in a BMW three series, was uninjured. The road eventually opened at 12:40pm after officers and forensics investigated at the scene.

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