Investigation underway after bottle struck car on city bypass

A police investigation is underway after a champagne bottle was thrown at a moving car from an overhead bridge on the Edinburgh City Bypass near Hermiston Gait just before 4pm on Friday.

The car was being driven by a woman with a young son as a passenger. No-one was injured.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “At around 3.55pm on Friday May 10, police were called to a report of a bottle been thrown off a bridge on the Edinburgh Bypass.

“It struck a vehicle heading eastbound on the A720 near the Hermiston Gait junction.

“No-one was injured but inquiries are ongoing.”