Police are appealing for information following a serious road crash on Deans North Road.
The collision happened around 8.40pm on Monday, 4 November, 2019 and involved an off-road style KTM motorcycle and a black Vauxhall Corsa at the junction leading to Deans roundabout.
Emergency services attended the scene and the motorcyclist, a 19-year-old man, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries.
The driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 49-year-old man, was uninjured.
The road was closed for about five hours to allow for investigations to be carried out and was reopened at 1.40am.
Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick of the Edinburgh Road Policing Unit said: “Enquires into this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone who witnessed the collision, and has not already spoken to police to contract us.
“We are also appealing to anyone that may have been in the area around the time of the incident who may have seen either vehicle prior to the crash or has relevant dash-cam footage.”
Those with information can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 4006 of 4 November 2019.
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.
