Man found seriously injured in Edinburgh is pronounced dead at scene
Death treated as ‘unexplained’
A man found seriously injured in Edinburgh in the early hours of the morning was declared dead at the scene.
Police and an ambulance crew were called to Oxgangs Bank around 1.35am on Saturday and are still trying to establish what happened.
The death is being treated as “unexplained”. Police have taped off areas of the street at Oxgangs Bank and officers were at the scene today.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.35am on Saturday, August 15, 2026, we were called to a report of a man found injured on Oxgangs Bank, Edinburgh.
“Police and ambulance attended and the 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.”