{"id":1089749,"date":"2026-07-15T01:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1089749\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:14:36","slug":"car-crash-involving-pedestrian-two-in-hospital-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1089749\/","title":{"rendered":"Car crash involving pedestrian &#8211; two in hospital in Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/author\/ross-chalmers\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" class=\"molongui-author-link\" data-author-id=\"9701\" target=\"_blank\">Ross Chalmers<\/a>        <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TWO PEOPLE have been rushed to hospital in Edinburgh after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/tag\/car-crash\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1789\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">car crash<\/a>\u00a0on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadlinenews.co.uk\/tag\/police-scotland\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"38613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Police<\/a>\u00a0confirmed that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barnton,_Edinburgh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barnton<\/a>\u00a0Avenue collision involved a pedestrian and a vehicle, which was left in a crumpled ruin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"The front of the car was entirely caved in, with staff eventually forced to remove the front bumper and doors \u00a9 Alan Simpson\" class=\"wp-image-652630\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCT_BARNTON02-1024x899.jpg\"\/>The front of the car was entirely caved in, with staff eventually forced to remove the front bumper and doors \u00a9 Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers were first alerted to the incident in the Northwest at around 4:25pm on Monday evening, and were forced to close the road temporarily while the scene was investigated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police also confirmed that enquiries into the full circumstances are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Police rushed to Barnton Avenue after reports of the accident came in \u00a9 Alan Simpson\" class=\"wp-image-652632\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCT_BARNTON07-1024x674.jpg\"\/>Police rushed to Barnton Avenue after reports of the accident came in \u00a9 Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 4.25pm on Monday, 13 July, 2026, officers received a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburghtrams.com\/tap-tap?utm_source=Edinburgh_Reporter&amp;utm_medium=print&amp;utm_campaign=Tap_Aff_June26\" aria-label=\"TOTA 2026_The Reporter ads 04-01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- width=\"970\" height=\"250\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780749088_667_TOTA-2026_The-Reporter-ads-04-01.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwo people were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe road was closed and later reopened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Police recovering items from the scene \u00a9 Alan Simpson\" class=\"wp-image-652631\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCT_BARNTON11-1024x918.jpg\"\/>Police recovering items from the scene \u00a9 Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images from the scene show the decimated car being collected by a recovery vehicle following the accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The front left of the car was entirely caved in, and the windscreen has been punctured by a large hole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652634\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCT_BARNTON01-1024x695.jpg\"\/>\u00a9 Alan Simpson<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" itemprop=\"image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ce9b914c5d1a75afead80c5a24574ddb21978bc640c88895c0e72a99cf588d74.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ross Chalmers is a journalist focusing on local Edinburgh news, transport, the environment, the arts, and housing.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in journalism in Summer 2025 and began working at Deadline News as a reporter in August.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Written by\u00a0Ross Chalmers TWO PEOPLE have been rushed to hospital in Edinburgh after a\u00a0car crash\u00a0on Monday evening. 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