A 58-year-old man dies after a hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport, with emergency services also treating four other people after the collision. Police say the crash involves multiple vehicles and that the incident prompts a search for suspects who fled the scene.
Authorities confirm they are looking for a man and two women believed to have left the area on foot. Several outlets report a large-scale police response, including specialist resources used to locate the suspects, such as police dog units and a helicopter. Different reports describe the search as a “manhunt” and vary slightly in how they characterise the number of cars involved, but all place the incident on or near the A8 by the airport and agree that four people are taken to hospital following the crash. Local and national coverage also highlights that police, along with fire and paramedic crews, are involved at the scene before the ongoing search begins.
Overall, the accounts align on the fatality, the hospital admissions, and the fact that three people—two women and one man—are sought after fleeing following the incident near the airport.
