A police investigation is underway after a 47-year-old man died when his red Citroen Berlingo van collided with a dry stone wall on the A6094 in the Howgate area and overturned around 3.40pm on Saturday afternoon.
Paramedics after emergency services attended the scene and a 14-year-old male passenger was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary as a precaution.
The road was closed in both directions until around 8.30pm.
A police spokesman said: “Inquiries into this collision continue and our sincere condolences remain with the family of the driver at this very difficult time.
Anyone with any information on the crash 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.
