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Search on after hit-and-run death Hunt after hit-and-run girl dies
(about 2 hours later)
Police are hunting for a man after a young girl was killed and her mother was injured in a hit-and-run. Police have launched a manhunt after a young girl was killed and her mother injured in a hit-and-run incident.
The incident happened in the Colinton area of Edinburgh at about 1530 BST on Wednesday afternoon.The incident happened in the Colinton area of Edinburgh at about 1530 BST on Wednesday afternoon.
Olivia Donachie died at the scene of the crash, while her mother Rachel is critical in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Four-year-old Olivia Donachie died at the scene in Westgarth Avenue, while her mother Rachel, 33, is critically ill in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
One man detained by the public has been questioned and released by police, while another ran away. The mother and child were hit in Westgarth Avenue. One man detained by police was questioned and released and the hunt has begun for another who ran away.
Eyewitnesses said a green Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal accident.Eyewitnesses said a green Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal accident.
The earlier crashes occurred in the area within a 15-minute period.The earlier crashes occurred in the area within a 15-minute period.
Ch Insp Paul Bullen of Lothian and Borders Police said it was not known what speed the car was going. When I got close up to the vehicle I could see that it was a most horrendous accident Gordon ReynoldsEyewitness
He added: "It was a tragic chain of events which has led to the death of a young child." Ch Insp Paul Bullen, of Lothian and Borders Police, described the chain of events.
Scene of crime, CID and forensics officers have been examining the vehicle and the crash site. He said: "There was a number of calls received after 3.20pm relating to accidents in the area.
"The first one being at Gillespie Crossroads at the Lanark Road. Subsequent to that there was another accident at Bridge Road in Colinton Village.
"At that one there were three vehicles involved and there were two females who received minor injuries as a result of that accident.
"And very quickly thereafter a collision in Redford Drive at Westgarth Avenue where two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle."
Forensic officers
The woman and her daughter were struck near a wall only yards from their home.
One of those first to arrive after the accident was resident Gordon Reynolds, who described the scene as shocking.
He said: "When I got close up to the vehicle I could see that it was a most horrendous accident.
"There was what I took to be the body of a very young child pinned, massively hemmed in at the front of the vehicle."
Scenes of crime, CID and forensic officers have been examining the vehicle and the crash site.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131.