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Moment driver nearly ploughed into group of children caught on camera
A local has hit out over incidents in the area.
A Scots driver narrowly missed a group of children as they were crossing the road. The heart-stopping moment, which took place in Edinburgh, was caught on camera.
Three children were crossing the road on Arkaig Gardens in the south of the city, as a red car waited for them to pass. But a black vehicle zoomed by, narrowly missing the group.
The last of the trio just made it across the road before the black vehicle passed, with the Sunday, June 1, 2025 incident caught on CCTV, Edinburgh Live reports.
The concerned resident whose children were crossing has said the neighbourhood has rising problems with 'speeding and dangerous driving', with motorists 'using the estate as a cut-through'. They believe it was 'only millimetres from being a fatal accident'.
Bogdan Adamczyk said: "We are experiencing daily incidents of speeding, dangerous driving, and antisocial behaviour involving loud, illegal and antisocial exhausts on surrounding roads, especially from delivery drivers and other vehicles using the estate as a cut-through.
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"Most worryingly, a near-miss involving a child was recently caught on video, only millimetres from what could have been a fatal accident. This is not an isolated case; it reflects the dangerous conditions that parents, children, elderly residents, and pedestrians with prams face every single day.
"With a school extension underway, traffic will only increase, making the situation even more dangerous. Speeding vehicles are a constant threat."With a school extension underway, traffic will only increase, making the situation even more dangerous. Speeding vehicles are a constant threat.
"Children walking to and from school, parents with prams, elderly residents, and anyone not inside a vehicle are made to feel intimidated and unsafe simply for using the road."
