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Debbie Hall

Car drove wrong way along bypass before police brought it to a stop on West Lothian motorway

Road policing officers in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a car was seen travelling the wrong way on the A720 Edinburgh City bypass and later refused to stop.

At around 1.10am this morning officers received a reports of a blue Vauxhall Astra car travelling in the wrong direction.

Roads policing officers attended and following a pursuit, deployed tactics to bring the car to a stop on the M9 between Junction 1A Kirkliston and 2 Philpstoun.

The M9 was closed at 2am and reopened shortly after 5.30am.

Three police officers were taken to Forth Valley Hospital to be checked over.

Inspector Stephen Quinn said: “Our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the vehicle which failed to stop are ongoing.

“I would urge anyone who may have witnessed this vehicle’s movements or was in the area around the time of the pursuit to contact police.

“Also, anyone with dash-cam footage which could assist our investigation should get in touch.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident number 0115 of 11 October.

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