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Police hunt men after hit-and-run | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Police are hunting three men after a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy. | |
The youngster died in hospital after being struck by a green Peugeot 406 GTX V6 car in Saughton Road North at about 1525 BST on Thursday. | |
The car had been chased by police minutes before the incident. | |
The Lothian and Borders force said it was trying to trace three men in their twenties, who are thought to have split up after dumping the car. | |
The vehicle, which did not stop after the crash, was found abandoned a short time later in the car park of Saughton Prison. | |
The boy was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh but died a short time later of his injuries. | The boy was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh but died a short time later of his injuries. |
Accident scene | |
Police had been pursuing the car through the Corstorphine area of the capital following reports the three men inside had been acting suspiciously, but lost sight of the car. | |
Minutes later they came upon the accident scene in the city's Saughton Road North. | |
Lothian and Borders Police have 50 officers working on the case. | |
We need to speak to anyone who was in Saughton Road North at about 1525 BST on Thursday and saw the incident Lothian and Borders PoliceSpokesman | |
A spokesman appealed for witnesses to the incident, which happened near an RS McColl newsagents. | |
"We need to speak to anyone who was in Saughton Road North at about 1525 BST on Thursday and saw the incident," he said. | |
"We also want to hear from anyone who may have seen the car being abandoned in the prison car park to come forward." | "We also want to hear from anyone who may have seen the car being abandoned in the prison car park to come forward." |
Traffic diversions were put in place on the road while officers continued their investigation. | Traffic diversions were put in place on the road while officers continued their investigation. |
Anyone with any information about the incident was asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131. | Anyone with any information about the incident was asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131. |