Police charge 38-year-old man in connection with fatal crash in West Lothian

Police officers investigating a fatal crash in West Lothian have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man. 

The incident happened around 7.15pm on Friday, 12 July, on Bathgate Road in Blackburn. 

As a result of the collision an 81-year-old man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and died on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024. 

The man has been released and will appear at a future date. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a fatal road crash in Blackburn, Midlothian. 

“The incident happened around 7.15pm on Friday, 12 July, on Bathgate Road. An 81-year-old man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and died on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024. 

“The 38-year old man has been released and will appear at a later date.”