Man arrested after stolen van hits cyclist in Edinburgh

A man has been arrested and a teenager has been reported after a stolen van fled from police before colliding with a cyclist in Edinburgh.

Police received a report of a motorbike being stolen on Darnell Road at around 6.50pm on Wednesday morning.

A van believed to have been involved in the incident, also reported stolen, was traced a short time later on Granton Road, but failed to stop.

Officers continued to follow the van for a short time before calling off the pursuit.

The vehicle was then involved in a collision with a cyclist before being found abandoned on Drumsheugh Gardens.

The cyclist was taken to hospital for treatment.

A 20-year-old man was later traced and arrested in connection with the incident. A 15-year-old male was also reported to relevant authorities.

Road Policing Inspector John Easton said: “We understand the circumstances of the incident this morning are concerning for local residents.

“I’d like to reassure the public, our priority is public safety and specially trained officers were deployed alongside divisional resources to ensure a safe conclusion.

“Our enquiries remain ongoing and if you have any information about the incident or have private CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage which has captured anything of significance please call 101 quoting incident 0416 of October 21.”