Police searching for driver after car crashes into wall

Police are searching for a driver after a car crashed into a wall in Edinburgh.

Emergency crews were called to the Gilmerton Dykes Street area at around 9pm on Saturday.

The driver of the car left before the police arrived on the scene.

Officers have said they are following a positive line of enquiry.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.05pm on Saturday, October 10, 2026, police received a report of a car crashing into a wall in the Gilmerton Dykes Street area of Edinburgh.

“The car’s driver left prior to police arrival and officers are following a positive line of enquiry.”

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