Woman taken to hospital after colliding with cyclist on pedestrian crossing

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist collided with a woman on a pedestrian crossing between Gayfield Square and London Road around 7.25pm last night.

She was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment for a head injury.

The cyclist stopped but did not leave contact details and officers are now keen to trace him. He is thought to be in his 30s.

Constable Denise Humphrey of Edinburgh Divisional Road Policing Unit said; “We are keen to speak to the cyclist or anyone who witnessed the collision.

“Anyone with information that can help us to trace them is asked to contact us by calling 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting incident no 3698 of 23rd July.”