Man and woman taken to hospital after Edinburgh city centre collision between unoccupied van and two bicycles

The incident happened outside the Tesco store at Picardy Place on Saturday, December 27, shortly after 4pm, with the two cyclists, aged 25 and 27, with one believed to be a Deliveroo driver, rushed to hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown.

One eyewitness told the Evening News that the unoccupied van had no handbrake on and rolled into the path of the cyclists.

Emergency services at the scene on Picardy Place outside the Tesco store, on Saturday, December 27. | Louise Davidson

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.05pm on Saturday, December 27, we received a report of an unoccupied van having collided with two cyclists on Picardy Place in Edinburgh.

“Emergency services attended and the cyclists, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were taken to hospital for treatment.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”