Pensioner, 79, charged over fatal crash in Edinburgh Tesco car park

A 79-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash outside an Edinburgh supermarket earlier this year.

Bill Hepburn, 66, was walking in the car park of Corstorphine Tesco Extra in Meadow Place Road at around 9am on Wednesday, February 18 when he was hit by a car.

The incident sparked a huge emergency response as paramedics, including air ambulance crews, tried to save his life. | Supplied

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, raced to the supermarket but despite efforts to save his life, Mr Hepburn was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

On Monday, more than seven months after the crash, police confirmed a 79-year-old man had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Bill Hepburn, 66, from Edinburgh, died after being struck by a car on Wednesday, February 18 | Police Scotland

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A police spokesperson said the man will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.

Following his death, the family of Mr Hepburn said: “Our family are heartbroken at the loss of Bill who was a loving husband and father.”