Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road collision which happened around 6.50 p.m. in Monktonhall Terrace Musselburgh.
A 39-year-old man was crossing the road when he was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Golf car that was travelling south.
The pedestrian sustained a serious head injury and was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh before being transferred to the Western General Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Road Policing Officers responded to the scene and the road was closed for approximately three hours while they carried out their inquiries.
Anyone who can assist with this ongoing investigation is asked to come forward.
Sergeant Gary Taylor from the Road Policing Unit at Dalkeith said: “As part of our inquiries we are eager to speak with any other motorists or pedestrians who were on Monktonhall Road at 6.50 p.m. on Thursday evening and who witnessed this collision.
“I would ask that anyone who believes they have information relevant to this incident to contact police immediately.”
Those with 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.
