A police investigation is underway after motorbike passenger suffered serious injuries when the bike crashed and the driver left the scene around 10.40pm on Friday night.
The white and red scrambler-type motorbike struck a central pedestrian island on Colinton Mains Drive.
An ambulance was called and the man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The driver rode off and was last seen turning right at Tesco.
Sgt Andrew Trotter, of Police Scotland, appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
“We are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash, anyone who may have dashcam footage or anyone who has seen the motorcycle around the time of the incident to get in touch,” he said.
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.
