Taxi driver death being treated as suspicious

Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a taxi driver in Dalkeith in the early hours of this morning.

The incident happened at around 1.20am this morning, on Lauder Road, Dalkeith following an altercation that took place in a taxi.

The taxi driver was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where he was pronounced dead.

DI Mark Henderson said: “We are currently treating this death as suspicious and we are appealing for anyone who was in the area of Lauder Road and East House Road in Dalkeith around 1.20am this morning to contact police on 101.”