A man has been arrested following a fatal road crash which resulted in the death of a 70-year-old female pedestrian. 

The crash occurred in Stevenson Drive in the Balgreen area of the city around 3.30pm on Saturday, 26 August, 2023.  

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences.  

Police said that he was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday Thursday, 18 July, 2024. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A man has been arrested following a fatal road crash in Edinburgh in 2023. 

“The incident occurred in Stevenson Drive in the Balgreen area of the city around 3.30pm on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. A 70-year-old female pedestrian died in the incident. 

“A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences.  

“He was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, 18 July, 2024.” 

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.