Police are appealing for information following a serious crash in Dalkeith earlier today Friday, 7 March, 2025.
The incident happened around 10.30am on Newmills Road, at the junction of James Lean Avenue and involved the drivers of an e-scooter and an orange Peugeot 2008.
Emergency services attended, and the 16-year-old male rider of the e-scooter was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where medical staff describe his condition as critical. The female driver of the car was uninjured.
The road was closed and reopened around 1.55pm.
Sergeant Louise Birrell said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash or who has any information to get in touch.
“We would also urge anyone who was in the area with dash-cam to check their footage for anything that could assist with our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 0978 of 7 March.
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.
