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Hit-and-run girl calls flood in | |
(1 day later) | |
Police hunting the driver of the jeep which killed a four-year-old girl in Edinburgh have received about 100 calls from the public. | |
Olivia Donachie died and her mother, Rachel Donachie, was seriously injured when the Jeep Cherokee mounted the pavement on Wednesday at 1520 BST. | |
They were struck near a wall only yards from their home in Westgarth Avenue. | |
Police have specifically appealed for passengers of Lothian Bus numbers 10, 16 and 45 to come forward. | |
The calls received by Lothian and Borders Police have included those from people who saw the fatal crash, earlier collisions and other potential witnesses. | |
CCTV images | |
Chief Inspector Paul Bullen said: "We've been encouraged by the way have public have responded to our appeals and with the number of calls made to our incident room. | |
"However we would like to hear from more people on the Lothian Bus numbers 10, 16 and 45 who have not yet come forward." | |
Lothian Buses have provided police with CCTV digital hard drives from four of its vehicles driving near the crash. | |
Each vehicle contains up to eight CCTV cameras, which record colour images from various areas. | Each vehicle contains up to eight CCTV cameras, which record colour images from various areas. |
One captures the driver's view and others record scenes from upstairs. | One captures the driver's view and others record scenes from upstairs. |
Eyewitnesses said the Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal crash. | |
The earlier crashes occurred in the area within a 15-minute period. | |
Olivia Donachie died at the scene after being struck | |
Officers said the first crash happened in Lanark Road at the Gillespie Crossroads and the second one in Bridge Road in nearby Colinton Village. | |
No-one was injured in the Gillespie Crossroads incident but two women suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision in Bridge Road. | |
Officers have appealed to witnesses who saw any of the crashes to get in touch. | |
Investigators questioned one man and released him pending further inquiries, but are still searching for another suspect, believed to be the driver. | Investigators questioned one man and released him pending further inquiries, but are still searching for another suspect, believed to be the driver. |
Police said they are following a positive line of inquiry regarding the second man. | |
Mrs Donachie's condition in hospital is still being described as "stable". | |
She and her husband Paul have three other children. The youngest is two-weeks-old. | She and her husband Paul have three other children. The youngest is two-weeks-old. |
It is understood Mrs Donachie is a member of the Purves family, who have run Edinburgh-based funeral directors William Purves for more than a century. | |
Her father, John Purves, is a director of the company. | |
Anyone with any information should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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