Elderly man, 81, seriously injured after being hit by car on New Year's Day

An elderly man has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Edinburgh in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

The 81-year-old man was on Queensferry Road near Dean Bridge when he was hit by a white Suzuki Ignis around 12.30am.

The pedestrian was taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

No other injuries were reported.

Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident to come forward.

Sergeant Christopher Bright, of Road Policing East, said: “We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash or who has any information to come forward.

“We know that this was a busy evening with it being Hogmanay and that there were a number of pedestrians and vehicles in the area at the time, so we’d ask those who have yet to speak to us to get in touch.

“In addition, we’d ask those with dash-cam footage to review this to see if it has captured anything significant.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0161 of January 1, 2026.