West Lothian man who died after Linlithgow hit and run named by police
Police Constable Threadgold extended his condolences to Mr Bramante’s family, as enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident
Police Scotland have revealed the name of a man who was tragically killed in a car crash in West Lothian.
Raffaele Bramante, 48, was involved in a collision while travelling on foot in Linlithgow shortly after midnight on Sunday, August 30.
The hit-and-run incident happened at around 12.20am and involved a grey Renault Clio.
Emergency services attended the scene, but sadly pronounced Mr Bramante dead at the scene.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the crash and police enquiries remain ongoing.
Police Constable Threadgold extended his condolences to Mr Bramante’s family.
He said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died.
“Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are appealing for anyone who saw what happened and is yet to contact police to get in touch.
“If you were driving in the area around the time of the crash please check any dash-cam footage you have and make contact with us if something has been captured that could assist with our investigation.”
Police Scotland is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or may have relevant dash-cam footage to come forward.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0078 of Sunday, 30 August, 2026.