
A man has died following a crash in Edinburgh.
At around 12.21am on Saturday, 11, April, 2026, police received a report of a crash involving a blue MG HS and a 49-year-old male pedestrian on Chesser Avenue.
Emergency services attended and the pedestrian was taken to hospital where he has now passed away.
The 35-year-old female driver was not injured.

Sergeant Fraser Mitchell said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this difficult time and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the crash.
“I would ask anyone who was in the area around the time of the collision to contact us, especially those who may have dash cam footage that could assist with our enquiries.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 0074 of 11 April, 2026.”
