A 47-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car on the Edinburgh city bypass. The collision happened at 9pm on Wednesday, November 11, on the A720 westbound near the Baberton junction.
The woman was walking on the carriageway when she was struck by a black Citroen Berlingo. Emergency crews attended the scene, but the woman died at the scene.
Arrest made following fatal collision
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence. Inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing.
The road was closed overnight in both directions to allow an investigation to take place. It re-opened at 2.45pm on Thursday, November 12.
Appeal for information
Sergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died and her next of kin are aware. Inquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for information that could assist with our investigation.
“Please get in touch if you saw anything or have dash-cam footage that could assist officers. We are also asking anyone who saw a woman in the area before the incident to get in touch as you may have vital information that could help.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3879 of Wednesday, 11 November, 2026.
