Man arrested as three injured in rickshaw taxi crash

Three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Man arrested as three injured in rickshaw taxi crash Police Scotland

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged after three people were seriously injured in a rickshaw taxi crash.

He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.

Police Scotland were called to a report of a collision on the West Approach Road, Edinburgh, at around 10.35pm on Saturday.

It involved a motor car and a rickshaw taxi.

Three people – the rider and passengers of the rickshaw – were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious injuries.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious road crash on the West Approach Road, Edinburgh.”

“The incident happened around 10.35pm on Saturday, 1 May, and involved a car and a rickshaw taxi. Three people, the rider and passengers of the rickshaw, were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious injuries. Enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances.

“Anyone with information, particularly dash-cam footage, that could help with our enquiries is asked to call us on 101, quoting incident 4392 of Saturday, 1 May, 2021.”

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