Edinburgh police looking for man after Saughton Road crash

Police in Edinburgh have launched an investigation after a man ‘made off’ after being stopped by officers in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The man was stopped in his vehicle on St John’s Road but then left the scene. The vehicle was later involved in a crash in Saughton Road but the driver was no longer at the scene.

A man was stopped by police on St John’s Road on Sunday, November 23 but then left the sceneplaceholder image
A man was stopped by police on St John’s Road on Sunday, November 23 but then left the scene | Google Maps

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers stopped a vehicle on St John’s Road in Edinburgh in the early hours of Sunday, November 23.

“The car subsequently made off from officers and was found a short time later having been involved in a crash on Saughton Road. The driver made off from the collision and enquiries are ongoing to locate them.”

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