Hunt for driver of damaged car seen travelling with no tyre after crash

Police are searching for the driver of a damaged car seen travelling on the A68 before being abandoned.

The white Renault Clio was seen travelling on the road near Pathhead with damage to the front passenger side and no tyre on the front passenger side wheel around 9.35am on Saturday.

The vehicle was later found abandoned near the village of Crichton.

Investigations have found that it previously crashed on the A6106 near a service station outside Dalkeith around 9.20am.

Anyone who saw the vehicle or witnessed the crash is urged to get in touch with police.

Constable Stewart Logan said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who saw the vehicle, or who witnessed the crash, to contact police.

“I would also ask anyone with dash-cam footage from the area around the time to check their footage and pass on anything of note to us.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland, quoting incident number 1240 of May 23, 2026.