Police are appealing for information following a serious road crash in Midlothian.
Around 1.40pm, officers received a report of a collision involving an electric mountain bike and a white Transit Van on the A6106 Old Dalkeith Road in Dalkeith.
Emergency services attended and the 44-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital. Medical staff describe his condition as critical. The driver of the van did not require medical treatment.
The road was closed to allow collision investigation to take place.
Sergeant Mike Nash said: “I am appealing to anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident to contact us with any information. If anyone has dash-cam footage, please check it as it could have captured images which could assist our enquiries.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 1660 of Friday, 20 March, 2026.
