Scots cops launch hit-and-run manhunt after pensioners injured in road smash
The man was driving a van and crashed into a red Renault.
Police officers are hunting a van driver who fled the scene on foot after his van crashed into a car and left two pensioners need hospital treatment.
The incident took place on the A6094, which links Leadburn with Dalkeith, Midlothian, on Thursday morning, and Police Scotland have now appealed for witnesses over the crash.
The smash took place at around 11.10am on May 29 and saw the man in question's white Ford Transit flat bed van colliding with a red Renault Captur.
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The women, aged 68 and 69, were taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. A post on the Police Scotland Midlothian Facebook page appealed for witnesses.
The social media post read: "Road Policing officers are looking to trace the driver of a van which was involved in a crash with a car on the A6094.
"The incident took place near to Rosewell, around 11.10am on Thursday, 29 May and involved a white Ford Transit flat bed and a red Renault Captur.
"The male driver of the van left the scene on foot before the emergency services arrived. He headed north along the A6094. Two women, aged 68 and 69, were taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries."
Constable Stewart Logan said: "We are keen to speak with the man who was driving the van or anyone who stopped at the crash and spoke with him before he left.
"We are also looking to speak with any further witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam who has yet to contact police. If you believe you can assist, please call 101, quoting incident 1162 of 29 May."
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