The Health and Safety Executive will carry out an investigation into the death of a man who was killed after being struck by a dumper truck at a construction site on Dryden Street off Leith Walk.
Emergency services were called out shortly before 10am this morning after a man was hit by truck.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police in Edinburgh attended following a road traffic collision at an industrial site in Dryden Street.
“The incident happened around 9.50am on Monday, December 5, when a man was involved in a collision with a dumper truck.
“The man sustained serious injuries and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident will be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.”
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.
