Lorry did not stop after hitting pedestrian in critical condition in Scottish hospital

A lorry did not stop after colliding with a pedestrian in Edinburgh, leaving him in critical condition.

Police Scotland said the 55-year-old was struck by the Volvo lorry on the A701, Craigmillar Park, near the junction with Lygon Road around 6.15pm on Sunday.

The 55-year-old was struck by the Volvo lorry on the A701, at Craigmillar Park, on Sunday | Adobe

The man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where medical staff have described his condition as critical.

The HGV did not stop at the scene, but was later traced alongside the 37-year-old male driver.

The A701 was closed while crash investigations were carried out and reopened around 10.15pm.

Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

Edinburgh road policing constable Mhairi Deuchar said: “I’m appealing to anyone who witnessed this incident, or who has any information about what happened, to contact us.

“I’d also ask drivers with dashcams who were in the area at the time to please review your footage and bring anything you think may be significant to our attention.”

Anyone with information has been asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 2676 of March 2.