Edinburgh driver crashes into two parked cars in Granton before driving off

A driver veered into parked cars, narrowly missing bystanders.

The car narrowly misses pedestrians as it collides with the first vehicle.

Residents of Granton were left “shaken up” after a driver smashed into not one, but two cars on a single road, narrowly missing pedestrians.

A white Mazda was caught on camera crashing into the vehicles on Lower Granton Road around 5:15pm on Saturday, August 1.

The first car was hit with such force it collided with another parked vehicle further up the road. Less than 100 metres down the road, the car then hit another parked vehicle.

One local described the whole incident as “carnage”. No one was injured in either crash.

Dean Loughton who lives nearby told the Edinburgh Evening News: “It was crazy it was like something out a computer game I was very shaken up as the car failed to stop the first time.”

Dean who has lived in the area for eight years said: “I’ve never known anything like this to happen before. It’s a narrow road but I’ve not seen anything like this.”

Police arrived shortly after the damage was done and later arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a car colliding with parked cars on Lower Granton Road, Edinburgh around 5.15pm on Saturday, 1 August, 2020.

“There were no reported injuries.

“A 40-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences and is due to appear Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 3 August, 2020.

“Anyone who witnessed the crash and who hasn’t already spoken to police is asked to get in touch by calling 101 and quoting incident 2985 of 1 August.

“The road was closed for around two hours to arrange for the recovery of the vehicles.”

The Wardie Bay Resident Association blamed the havoc on the increasing developments centred on Granton Harbour.

Wardie Bay Residents tweeted: “What do you get when you’ve a long-established residential community on one side of the road, and a new promenade/cyclway and popular beach on the other side?

"And through the middle, ever increasing traffic volumes with absolutely no attempt to limit speed”

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