Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in South Queensferry.
The collision involved a pedestrian and Kawasaki motorcycle on Kirkliston Road, at the junction with Ferrymuir Lane, around 10.55pm on Thursday 3 December.
An 85-year-old man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.
Kirkliston Road was shut until 11.45pm to allow emergency services access to the scene.
Constable Stewart Sinclair, of the Divisional Road Policing Unit, Fettes Police Station, said: “The motorcyclist was travelling south on Kirkliston Road when the incident happened.
“I’m appealing to people who were in the area at the time, or who happened to be driving past, to get in touch.”
Those with any information can contact Police Scotland 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.
