Police have named the woman who died in a road collision which occurred in in Great Junction Street on Friday.
The victim was Flavia Tumwijukye (51), from the Kabale Kinkizi district of Uganda.
Flavia died as a result of the injuries she sustained when involved in a collision with a motorcycle as she crossed Great Junction Street around 11.50am.
The 23-year-old motorcyclist was also taken to hospital, however his condition is not serious.
Flavia’s family have today paid tribute to her in a statement issued via Police Scotland.
They said: “The family of Flavia Pamela Tumwijuke is devastated by the sudden death of their daughter, sister, aunty, grandmother and friend to so many people in the UK and Uganda in East Africa.
“Flavia met her untimely death while on her visit to Edinburgh on 27 September 2013, a city she loved and has visited before for the Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Tattoo. Her death has left a great void in the lives of so many.
“She has been attending a college in London. While in the UK, she worked part time with South Mead Hospital Bristol where her colleagues called her ‘Mama Pam’, a very kind and generous lady whose actions were not influenced by anything other than to help another human beings anywhere in any way possible.
“She has been described by the families of the people she extended kindness to as a Ugandan Mama Theresa. Her employers have described her as flexible, tolerant, honest, and trustworthy. During training for care work, her assessors found her confident in her own abilities and conducted herself in the very professional manner throughout.
“The Uganda government will remember her as a good citizen and practicing Christians who with her little salary is credited for having founded and built 2 schools for orphans… she had a passion for the education and betterment of the people, her community and even the British community of which she has been a part the last ten years of her life.
“The country of Uganda has lost an invaluable daughter and ambassador.
“May God rest her soul in peace.”
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