Burns Street: Car found crashed and abandoned with keys still in the ignition in Edinburgh
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The silver Vauxhall Astra had been seen around 9am, by officers on patrol in Easter Road who had attempted to stop it due to noticing a defect on the wheel.
When the car refused to stop, they followed it along Restalrig Road towards the junction with East Hermitage Place where it accelerated away.
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Hide AdAround 25 minutes later, the police came upon the car after it had collided with the drainpipe of a building in Burns Street, that connects Lochend Road with Somerset Place.
There was no sign of the driver, even as police searched the area, and the keys were still in the ignition of the car.
Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick, of the Road Policing Unit based in Edinburgh, said: “We are appealing for anyone walking or driving in the Leith area at the time who may have seen this car being driven, possibly at speed, to get in touch.
“The car may have been driven along a number of streets between Easter Road and Burns Street.
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Hide AdThese include Brunswick Road, Leith Links, Albion Road, Albion Place, Hawkhill Avenue, Lochend Road, Sleigh Drive, Lochend Drive and Restalrig Road.
“In particular, anyone with dash-cam footage that may show the car is asked to contact us.
"If you can help please call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0724 of 9 October, 2020, or make a call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”