STV NewsA woman has died after being struck by a vehicle on the Edinburgh city bypass.
Emergency services were called to scene on the A720 westbound near the Baberton junction around 9pm on Thursday, following reports of a crash involving a black Citreon Berlingo and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, a 47-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence, and police said enquiries remain ongoing.
Police closed the busy bypass for around 17 hours while crash investigation work was carried out, before reopening around 2.45pm on Thursday.
STV NewsSergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died and her next of kin are aware.
“Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for information that could assist with our investigation.
“Please get in touch if you saw anything or have dash-cam footage that could assist officers.
“We are also asking anyone who saw a woman in the area before the incident to get in touch as you may have vital information that could help.”
Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3879 of Wednesday, November 11.
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