A teenage cyclist who died following a road traffic collision in Edinburgh has been named as Iain Wightman.
The 18-year-old sadly passed away after colliding with a vehicle on a rural road between Dalmeny and Kirkliston on Monday 6 June.
The incident happened on Standingstane Road at its junction with Burnshot Road at around 10:30am
A silver Land Rover Discovery travelling from Kirkliston on Burnshot Road was involved in the collision.
Iain’s family have issued the following statement: “Iain was a wonderful, wonderful boy, much loved and missed by his brother Colin, sister Katie and Mum and Dad.
“He wanted to train to be an Olympic cyclist and was a great rugby player.
“He is a great loss in our lives and will never be forgotten by those that knew him and we wish he was back with us.”
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.
