{"id":147775,"date":"2025-05-31T21:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/147775\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T21:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:25:17","slug":"edinburgh-police-issue-appeal-after-ferry-road-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/147775\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh police issue appeal after Ferry Road collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Road policing officers are appealing for information following a crash involving a pedestrian and the driver  a car on Ferry Road last night. <\/p>\n<p>The incident happened around 6.35pm on Friday, 30 May, 2025, and involved a blue Land Rover Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>The pedestrian, a 7-year-old boy, was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People for treatment. His injuries are serious but not described as life threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The driver was uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>The road reopened around 11.15pm following further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Fraser Mitchell said: \u201cOur enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident, and I would urge anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am also keen to speak to any drivers who were in the area at the time and may have dashcam footage which has captured something of significance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference number 3229 of 30 May, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748726716_175_SCT_FERRYROAD06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599685\"  \/>30\/5\/2025 7 year-old knocked down by driver of car on Ferry Road Edinburgh. 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