Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on Queen’s Drive at 5.40pm today.
An 8-year-old boy sustained serious injuries and was conveyed to the Sick Kids hospital.
Queen’s Drive in Holyrood Park is currently closed from the Palace Roundabout to the park exit at Royal Park Terrace.
Inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances.
Anyone with information that can assist officers with their inquiries is asked to contact police on 101
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.