A shopkeeper who was working nearby has described the moment she heard a "bang" as a car crossed the pavement and hit a mum and her young child.
Mum-of-two Samina Rafiq was serving a customer at Scotcleen dry cleaners which is just a few doors away from the scene.
She told the Daily Record how she was left "terrified" in the aftermath of the incident, which took place at around 2:30pm.
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The emergency services raced to the scene on Morningside Road following reports that the two pedestrians had been hit.
Samina told the newspaper: "I was working in the shop behind the counter and I just heard a noise, a bang.
"I came out and there were a lot of people all around and some were taking pictures.
"I didn't go too close because it was scary and I didn't want to see any injured people.
"My customer phoned an ambulance and I went back into the shop.
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"It was shocking. One lady said a boy was hurt more than anyone else, he wasn't moving.
"Then the ambulance came and took him away."
Photos from the horror car crash showed the aftermath , with a large number of police vehicles still in place.
A large cordon remains in place around the scene, and Police Scotland officers are continuing to investigate.
Edinburgh Live reported earlier how another eyewitness said that they saw the child "underneath the car", while a second added: "Horrendous accident in Morningside today. Looks bad. Sincerely hope nobody was killed. Never seen so many police cars."
A police spokesperson said: "Around 2.30pm on Tuesday, 30 June, 2020, police received a report of a road traffic crash involving a car and two pedestrians outside St Columba's Hospice charity shop in Morningside Road, Edinburgh.
“A woman and young child have been taken to hospital by ambulance."
