Man, 62, dies after being found 'unresponsive' near Midlothian train station

A 62-year-old man has died after being found “unresponsive” near Eskbank train station on Saturday night.

Emergency services were alerted at around 10.30pm after the man was found unconscious on a footpath next to the car park at Edinburgh College.

The 62-year-old was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived.

The man was found unresponsive on a footpath near Edinburgh College | Supplied

Pictures taken by a local resident on Sunday morning show the footpath taped off and a blue forensic tent being guarded by officers.

Police said the man’s next of kin are aware of his death.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.30pm on Saturday, 25 July, 2026 police were called to a report of a man found unresponsive in the Dalhousie Road area of Eskbank, Dalkeith.

“Emergency services attended and a 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”