Man dies after being found injured on street

Emergency services were called to Oxgangs Bank, Edinburgh at around 1.35am on Saturday

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A man has died after he was found injured on a street in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to Oxgangs Bank at around 1.35am on Saturday after reports of an injured 55-year-old.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

His death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.35am on Saturday, 15 August, 2026, we were called to a report of a man found injured on Oxgangs Bank, Edinburgh.

“Police and ambulance attended and the 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.”

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