Funeral date for soldier in rickshaw fall

A SOLDIER who died after falling from a rickshaw in the city centre will be laid to rest on Thursday.

Corporal Christopher O'Kane, 26, from East Lothian, suffered severe head injuries when he fell from the cycle cab on Lothian Road.

He died at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 5 April. He was on Easter leave at the time.

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Friends and family will pay their respects to a "dearly loved" son, brother and grandson at Prestongrange Parish Church at 10am, and afterwards at Prestonpans Cemetery.

His family have asked for donations to Help for Heroes in lieu of flowers.

He leaves his father Michael, sister Krystyle and brother, also called Michael.