An Edinburgh van driver allegedly crashed into vehicles on Thursday morning as horrified locals watched on.
The incident happened on Craigentinny Road at around 6.45am on June 5. Police were at the scene.
A witness reported seeing the van overtake a bin lorry before hitting a truck on the other side of the road and then a grey SUV.
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The driver is then understood to have left the scene on foot. The van’s front wheel is missing with the hazard lights activated on both vehicles.
It’s understood nobody was injured in the smash.
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The resident said: “White van tried to overtake refuse truck, hit the parked flat bed truck on the opposite side of the road, and then struck the grey SUV.
“There’re skid marks from the van on the road. It was a man in his 20s of a medium height wearing a blue cap. He then made off in Leith direction.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.50am on Thursday, 5 June, 2025, we were called to a report of a van colliding with two other vehicles on Craigentinny Road, Edinburgh.
“There are no reported injuries. The driver of the van left on foot and enquiries are ongoing to trace them and establish the full circumstances.”