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A woman carrying a child has been run over and killed in a lunchtime accident at a supermarket car park. | |
Police said Jacqueline Monteith, 41, from Gilmerton, was struck by a car in Sainsbury's car park at the Straiton Retail Park, Loanhead, on Tuesday. | |
It happened at 1310 BST as she carried the three-year-old girl, who was not her own child, in the car park. | |
Police have appealed for witnesses. The child was being treated in Edinburgh's Sick Children's Hospital. | |
She was said to be in a stable and "healthy condition". | |
The driver of the blue Citroen Picasso was treated for shock at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | |
A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "This was a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the woman's family at this difficult time. | |
"We are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time, and saw what happened, to contact police immediately." | "We are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time, and saw what happened, to contact police immediately." |