A 53-year-old woman has died after being knocked down by a Ford Fiesta car on Old Dalkeith Road near the King’s Gate entrance to Dalkeith Country Park, around 7am on Tuesday morning.
She was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and died on Tuesday evening.
Officers have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police in Midlothian are investigating following a fatal road traffic collision on Old Dalkeith Road.
“The woman was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, however she sadly passed away that evening.
“Anyone who may have witnessed this collision and has not yet spoken to officers is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0405 of December 12.”
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.
