Family devastated by death of man following crash on Queensferry Road

The family of Ian Meldrum, 63, from the Corstorphine area who
died in a road traffic collision on Queensferry Road yesterday are devastated
and finding it hard to come to terms with the news.

Mr Meldrum was a pedestrian who was involved in a crash with
a Nissan Note and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Today in a statement his family said: “We are devastated, it
is hard to come to terms with the news. Words will not describe how sorely he
will be missed. We would like to thank those who stopped to help Ian, we are
very thankful you were there.”

Sergeant Jennifer Forbes, from the Road Policing Unit in
Edinburgh said: “Our thoughts remain with Mr Meldrum’s family and friends at
this difficult time.

“Our investigation is ongoing to establish the full
circumstances of this tragic incident and we would urge anyone who may have
seen this collision but have not yet spoken to an officer to come forward.

“We are grateful to everyone who has assisted our enquiries
so far,”

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on
101, quoting incident number 3488 of 7 January 2020.