Edinburgh man rushed to hospital after being struck by car on busy road

A man has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a car on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place on Corstorphine[1] Road with police[2] being called to the scene of a road crash at around 3.20pm. A man was later rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and his condition remains unknown.

In images shared with Edinburgh[3] Live, a silver car be seen mounted on the pavement with officers having a conversation with people standing next to the vehicle. An ambulance and several police officers are understood to have been at the scene.

One shocked passer-by said: “There was glass and debris all over the road.

About four or five police officers at least were there with several police cars and an ambulance too.”

Officers were seen having a conversation with people next to a mounted carOfficers were seen having a conversation with people next to a mounted car

Join Edinburgh Live’s Whatsapp Community here[6] and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.20pm on Saturday, October 28, police were called to a report of a road crash on Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh where a man was struck by a car. He was taken to Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”

The Scottish Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.

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