Two people taken to hospital after crash involving pedestrian in Barnton

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash on a residential street in Barnton on Monday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Barnton Avenue, near Bruntsfield Links golf course, just before 4.30pm.

The road was closed, and officers confirmed later that two people had been transported to hospital.

Police were called to Barnton Avenue just before 4.20pm on Monday | Google Maps

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.25pm on Monday, 13 July, 2026, officers received a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh.

“Two people were taken to hospital.

“The road was closed and later reopened.

"Enquiries are ongoing."

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