Edinburgh crash: 68-year-old woman dies and two others taken to hospital after three vehicle crash on city bypass

A woman has died after she was involved in a three-vehicle crash involving a white Ford Kuga and two HGVs on the Edinburgh City Bypass yesterday.

Emergency services attended the scene on the A720 at Dreghorn at around 12.50pm on Thursday, December 21 and the 68-year-old female driver of the Kuga was pronounced dead at the scene. A 37-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man, who were passengers in the car, were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

The road was closed while investigations were carried out and fully re-opened around 3.35pm. Police Scotland are now appealing for information and asking anyone with dashcam footage to contact them.

Sergeant Paul Ewing said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who died as a result of this crash. Our enquiries are ongoing and I would ask anyone who witnessed the crash or the car prior to the crash, who have not already spoken to police to contact us.” Sergeant Ewing added: “I would also appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have dash cam footage which could assist to get in touch.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police on 101 quoting reference 1734 of 21 December, 2023.