Edinburgh City Bypass crash: Man arrested following death of woman, 47, struck by vehicle

The 47-year-old was hit around 9pm on Wednesday evening by a black Citroen Berlingo on the A720 westbound near the Baberton junction.

The incident led to a lengthy closure of the road, with the eastbound and westbound carriageways between Hermiston Gait and Dreghorn closed for 17 hours as an investigation got underway.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the crash.

Police are now appealing for anyone with any information about the incident to contact the force to assist their investigation.

Sergeant Grant Hastie said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died and her next of kin are aware.

“Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing for information that could assist with our investigation.

“Please get in touch if you saw anything or have dash-cam footage that could assist officers.

“We are also asking anyone who saw a woman in the area before the incident to get in touch as you may have vital information that could help.”

Those with information can contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3879 of Wednesday, 11 November 2026.

In an update issued at 2.50pm, Traffic Scotland said: “The A720 has fully reopened in both directions between Hermiston and Dreghorn. Congestion remains heavy on surrounding routes in Edinburgh.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service also said in a statement: “We received a call at 21:07 to attend a road traffic collision on A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. We dispatched an ambulance, a critical care paramedic (CCP), a special operations response team (SORT), and a paramedic response unit (PRU) to the scene.”

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Drivers in the city were subjected to heavy delays on Thursday morning, with long tailbacks in the west and south of the city having a knock-on effect across other parts of Edinburgh.

Lothian Buses also warned of knock-on disruption to services as a result of the closure. The bus company said in a service update: “Due to the closure of the City Bypass between Hermiston and Dreghorn services are being delayed across the network.”

While the eastbound carriageway has reopened, there is a warning that drivers may still feel disruption during the evening rush-hour.

Edinburgh Travel News said in an update: “Please prepare for these delays to affect travel for the evening peak.”