Police confirm 47-year-old woman dead and man arrested after Edinburgh City Bypass incident

The incident took place at around 9pm on Wednesday, November 11 on the A720 westbound carriageway near the Baberton junction.

Both sides of the carriageway were closed to traffic for more than 17 hours following the crash for collision investigation work but has since reopened.

Police confirmed that a 47-year-old woman died at the scene after a pedestrian was struck by a black Citroen Berlingo.

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.