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<\/p>\nEmergency crews were at the Tesco store on Meadow Place Road in Edinburgh this morning.<\/p>\n
16:51, 18 Feb 2026Updated 16:58, 18 Feb 2026<\/p>\n
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The crash involved a car and a male pedestrian (Image: Alan Simpson)<\/p>\n
A man has died following a crash in a Scots supermarket car park, which an air ambulance was deployed to<\/a>. Emergency crews raced to Tesco on Meadow Place Road in Edinburgh this morning.<\/p>\n An alarm was raised at around 9am today following a crash with a pedestrian and a blue Volkswagen Polo. An air ambulance attended the scene but a 66-year-old man, who was treated at the scene, died a short time later.<\/a><\/p>\n His next of kin are aware. There were no other reported injuries<\/a>. The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm.<\/p>\n The scene at Tesco Extra in Corstorphine this morning(Image: Alan Simpson)<\/p>\n Photos taken at the scene<\/a> show a heavy police and ambulance presence with the area cordoned off with police tape.<\/p>\n One resident reported a large police presence with “loads of four-by-fours” and “an intense” scene. The local told Edinburgh Live<\/a>: “My son’s dad was driving past and there were loads of four-by-four, police cars.<\/p>\n “There was an extremely heavy police presence there. He called to say, ‘What’s going on?’ He said it was quite intense.”<\/p>\n Sergeant Paul Ewing said: \u201cOur thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what occurred and I am appealing to anyone who has information to come forward.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, anyone with dash-cam footage which may assist is asked to please contact us. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 0688 of 18 February, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n All you have to do is click here<\/a>, select ‘Join Community’ and you’re in!<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘exit group’.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n A Police Scotland spokesperson continued: “Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Edinburgh. The incident happened around 9am on Wednesday, 18 February, 2026, within a supermarket car park on Meadow Place Road, and involved a pedestrian and a blue Volkswagen Polo.<\/p>\n “Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended and the pedestrian, a 66-year-old man, was treated at the scene however died a short time later. His next of kin are aware.<\/p>\n “There were no other reported injuries. The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm.”<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_tesco.jpg\")
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