A 91-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal road crash in Edinburgh.

The incident happened around 2.30pm on Tuesday, 30 June, on Morningside Road.

A three year old boy, Xander Irvine, was struck by a car which allegedly mounted a pavement outside St Columba’s Hospice charity shop.

A female pedestrian was taken to hospital following the incident and the road was closed to allow for an investigation by trained officers.

A full report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

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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.