Edinburgh: Man taken to hospital after being hit by car outside shopping centre in Wester Hailes

A man has been taken to hospital in Edinburgh after being hit by a car outside a shopping centre in Wester Hailes.

Police were called at 9.30am on Thursday to a report of a man being hit by a car and confirmed the 45-year-old had been taken to the royal infirmary of Edinburgh.

A spokesperson said: "Officers were called around 9.30am on Thursday April 14, to a report of a man being hit by a car at Westside Plaza Shopping Centre in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.

"Enquiries are ongoing."

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