A 69-year-old man died after collapsing on a street during a suspected road rage argument with another driver on Biggar Road in Fairmilehead at around 4.30pm yesterday.
The man was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he later died.
The road was closed for around four hours following the incident before it reopened at around 8.30pm.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “At around 4.30pm on Thursday, police were called after a 69-year-old man took unwell and collapsed following a dispute between him and a male driver of another car.
“He was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he died.
“Enquiries are continuing.”
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.
