A 70-YEAR-OLD Scots woman was rushed to hospital after a car crash but sadly died a short time later.
The incident happened in Edinburgh at around 3:30pm on Saturday, police said, as they put out an appeal for information.
A 23-year-old driver of a black Mercedes C-Class was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.
Stevenson Drive in the Balgreen area was closed until around 9:50pm for crash investigations to be carried out.
Police said that the Scots pensioner was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after the collision, where she died a “short time later”.
Police Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who died at this very difficult time. We will continue to support them as our enquiries progress.
“I’m appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened to get in touch.
“Drivers with dashcam footage of Stevenson Drive in the time leading up to the crash are urged to review it and bring anything of significance to our attention.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 quoting reference 2403 of 26 August, 2023.
