Police in Edinburgh have been left puzzled after an electric scooter rider was found seriously injured on a road in the south of the city.
Officers are trying to establish exactly what happened after a 40-year-old man was found badly hurt on the city's Ferniehill Road shortly after midnight. Officers were called to the scene by a member of the public who found him on the roadway at around 12.15am.
The ambulance service rushed the man to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, head injuries.
Enquiries are ongoing to establish how he sustained the injuries, and police are asking anyone who may have seen the rider in the Moredun and Gilmerton areas late last night to come forward.
Police Constable James Lamb from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit based in Edinburgh said: “First and foremost we are seeking to understand how the man became injured. He suffered a head injury and was found in the eastbound lane of Ferniehill Road, just off Gilmerton Road, near to the junction with Ferniehill Avenue.
“I would ask anyone in the Moredun and Gilmerton areas who may have seen a man riding an e-scooter late last night, or any properties who may have private CCTV covering the area, to check their systems to see if this can help our enquiries.
“Similarly any drivers in the area who may have seen the rider prior to him being found injured, and especially if recording with dash cam, should provide any relevant information or footage to officers as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 0019 of February 3. An anonymous report can be given to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
