Police have appealed for witnesses after the 17-year-old male driver of a Ford Fiesta died following a collision with a parked Citroen Relay van around 9.25pm on Sunday night on Regent Road.
A 21-year-old male passenger remains in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries whilst a 15-year-old boy who was also in the car was released after treatment.
Police Scotland’s Sergeant Fraser Wood said: “Tragically, this incident has resulted in a young man losing his life and our thoughts are with his family at this time.
“We are still working to establish the full circumstances of the collision and anyone who was on Regent Road at the time and witnessed what happened should contact police immediately.
“Similarly, if you have any other information relevant to this inquiry then please get in touch.”
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.
