'Loving husband and father' from Edinburgh who died in crash is named
A pedestrian who died in a crash in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh has been named.
Bill Hepburn, aged 66, died after being struck by a car in the Tesco Extra car park on Meadow Place Road on Wednesday.
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended but Mr Hepburn died a short time later. The incident happened around 9am on Wednesday, February 18 and involved a blue Volkswagen Polo.
His family has asked for privacy and released the following statement:“Our family are heartbroken at the loss of Bill who was a loving husband and father.”
Sergeant Paul Ewing said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Bill and enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances.
“Anyone who has not spoken to us and has any information that could help is asked to get in touch with road policing officers via 101, quoting incident number 0688 of Wednesday, 18 February, 2026.”