A nine-year-old girl was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Dalkeith.
Officers from Police Scotland were called to Easthouses Road at around 4.50pm yesterday after a collision between a Ford Transit van, a Mitsubishi Outlander and a Vauxhall Vivaro van.
Following the smash a 34-year-old man, who was driving the Transit, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment to an arm injury before being arrested in connection with the incident.
Three girls aged 13, nine and five were also within the Transit, along with a 7-year-old boy.
The nine-year-old sustained significant injuries to her head and leg and was taken to the Sick Kids Hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
The other children sustained only minor injuries, as did the male driver of the Vauxhall Vivaro.
Occupants of the Mitsubishi were uninjured.
Inspector Andy Gibb from the Road Policing Unit in Dalkeith said: "While we have one man in custody following this collision, we are still conducting our inquiries to establish the full circumstances and would ask other motorists who were on the road at the time, and witnessed what happened, to contact police immediately.
"Likewise, if you believe you have any relevant dash-cam footage capturing the incident, then please also come forward."
