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Edinburgh Reporter
2 days ago
- Edinburgh Reporter
Edinburgh police issue appeal after Ferry Road collision
Road policing officers are appealing for information following a crash involving a pedestrian and the driver a car on Ferry Road last night. The incident happened around 6.35pm on Friday, 30 May, 2025, and involved a blue Land Rover Discovery. The pedestrian, a 7-year-old boy, was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People for treatment. His injuries are serious but not described as life threatening. The driver was uninjured. The road reopened around 11.15pm following further investigation. Sergeant Fraser Mitchell said: 'Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident, and I would urge anyone with information to come forward. 'I am also keen to speak to any drivers who were in the area at the time and may have dashcam footage which has captured something of significance.' Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference number 3229 of 30 May, 2025. 30/5/2025 7 year-old knocked down by driver of car on Ferry Road Edinburgh. PHOTO Craig Duncan Like this: Like Related
Daily Record
2 days ago
- Daily Record
Boy hit by car near Scots school as cops appeal for information
His injuries are serious and is currently in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. Police are appealing for witnesses following a Scots schoolboy being in a "serious condition" in hospital after being hit by a car near an school in Edinburgh. The seven-year-old was struck by a blue Land Rover Discovery on Ferry Road in the capital at around 6.35pm on Friday night. It is understood the crash took place near Oaklands Primary School. He was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People where his injuries are serious but not described as life threatening. The driver was uninjured. Cops remain at the scene and a cordon has been erected while they carry out full enquiries. An investigation has also been launched into the crash. Images from the scene show several police cars in the residential area and police tape cornering off the scene. The Force are now appealing for witnesses to come forward. Sergeant Fraser Mitchell said: 'Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident, and I would urge anyone with information to come forward. 'I am also keen to speak to any drivers who were in the area at the time and may have dashcam footage which has captured something of significance.' A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "We were made aware of a collision involving a car and a seven-year-old male pedestrian which happened on Ferry Road in Edinburgh shortly after 6.35pm on Friday, 30 May. "The boy has been taken to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People for treatment. His injuries are serious but not described as life threatening. Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference number 3229 of 30 May, 2025. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Earlier today, in a separate incident, we reported that two female pensioners have been rushed to hospital following a hit and run with a van on a busy Scots road. On Thursday May 29 at around 11.10am, emergency crews raced to the A6094 near to Rosewell after receiving reports of a collision involving a white Ford Transit flat bed and a red Renault Captur. The driver of the van left the scene on foot and headed north along the A6094 before the emergency services arrived. Two women, aged 68 and 69, were taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. Constable Stewart Logan has appealed to the driver and anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward. He 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."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Driver in hospital after hedge crash
A man in his 80s has been taken to hospital after the vehicle he was in crashed into a hedge in Cornwall, police have said. Officers were called to the incident at about 12:25 BST on Friday in Trevenna, near Liskeard. According to a force spokesperson, the crash involved a red Land Rover Discovery. They added the driver remained in hospital for treatment. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Anybody who witnessed the crash or has relevant dashcam or CCTV footage has been asked to contact police on 101 or by visiting their website. Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Devon and Cornwall Police
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Man sentenced after carer left for dead in crash
A teenager who left a carer for dead in a hit-and-run crash has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders' institution. Layton Clenton, 19, stole a Land Rover Discovery from an Ikea car park in Wednesbury on 30 September before driving to Wolverhampton. After an initial police pursuit, he crashed at speed into a car carrying 19-year-old Freya Theobold and a colleague, who were visiting homes in their work for a care agency. Ms Theobold, an adult nursing student, suffered severe pelvic and spinal fractures, a broken leg and needed bowel reconstruction surgery, and doctors initially feared she would never walk again. Since the crash, she has suffered repeated flashbacks and nightmares, and spent weeks in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, and later New Cross in Wolverhampton before continuing her rehabilitation at home. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Ms Theobold said the past five months had been the hardest experience of her life. Reflecting on the sentence, she said: "I feel relieved knowing it can't happen to someone else, another life won't be ruined, and just the thought that I am going to get some justice. "I think they are very selfish actions – he's caused some really traumatic things to me. "I hope he can learn from it and maybe not make the same mistake again - to better himself. Because no one should have to go through what I've had to go through." Ms Theobold is now making steady progress thanks to regular rehabilitation and mental health support. Despite that, she has had to put her University of Wolverhampton course on hold. "I can pretend I'm as normal as I can be, but in reality my mum still has to do my daily tasks for me, and so does my nan," she said. "I can't just walk to the shop; I can't do those things, and a lot of my independence has been taken away." In a statement read to Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday by prosecutor Patrick Sullivan, she said she remembered "being trapped in the car... crying for my mum". Ms Theobold stated she had "lost all dignity", and her moods "are all over the place". "I walk very slowly. I certainly can't run.... Everything exhausts me. "I'm extremely anxious when travelling in a car or ambulance." Clenton was also banned from driving for three years on Friday. The judge, His Honour Justice Ward, said the teenager had a "bad record" of offending and was someone who had "a history of stealing cars". At an earlier hearing, Clenton, of Tennyson Road in Wolverhampton, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle theft, failing to stop, and driving without insurance and while disqualified. Det Insp Richard Marsh, of West Midlands Police (WMP), said the Land Rover had initially been pursued by officers. "The driver was driving at high speed and dangerously, and police backed off due to the nature of the driving," he said. On Friday, Nicole Steers, defending, said Clenton had expressed remorse. At one point he ended up in care and had had "some challenges", she stated. "[He] ended up in the wrong crowd. "He didn't have the ability or the skills to stand strong." Freedom of Information data published by WMP shows that 305 Land Rover Discoveries were stolen in the region in 2024, more than any other model of car. A total of 1,623 arrests were made in the 12 months to February 2025, but only 6.9% of stolen vehicles were recovered, according to the statistics. The force recently launched a crackdown on vehicle thefts that saw 200 vehicles recovered with a combined value of £1.8m. Det Insp Marsh said it was working with the motor industry and partners. Additional reporting from Andrew Dawkins. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Teenager charged following suspected hit-and-run Man arrested over hit-and-run crash 'The driver who hurt me is still out there' Family of hit-and-run victim in information appeal HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Leader Live
3 days ago
- Leader Live
Mother who was ‘rammed' off e-bike sometimes supplied drugs, murder trial told
Jurors at Derby Crown Court were told that 25-year-old Alana Armstrong bought the Sur-Ron off-road electric bike for her boyfriend, which is not legal for road use and is known to be a 'drug-dealing type' bike. Ms Armstrong, who had one child, could 'barely' fit on the back of the saddle and was not wearing a helmet when the Land Rover Discovery allegedly ploughed into her in Batley Lane, Pleasley, Derbyshire, just after 8pm on November 26 last year. Keaton Muldoon, 23, who the court was told was a drug dealer, denies her murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Ms Armstrong's boyfriend Jordan Newton-Kay, whose right leg was amputated 15cm above the knee after the crash. The defendant, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving before the trial, the jury was told by prosecutor Sally Howes KC. The court heard that Mr Newton-Kay was riding his black, orange and blue off-road bike with Ms Armstrong on the back that evening, while a friend was on another bike. The jury heard that the three stopped at a lay-by in Sampsons Lane, near Pleasley, where the Land Rover was parked, and no words were exchanged before the vehicle spun around and 'chased' them down the country lane. On Friday, Adrian Langdale KC, defending Muldoon, cross-examined Mr Newton-Kay, who said his girlfriend of four years 'sometimes' supplied cannabis which he drove her around to deliver. The court heard that before the fatal collision, Ms Armstrong, from Tibshelf, received a message asking if she was available for a 'drop off', but Mr Newton-Kay said he was 'unsure' if they were going to deliver cannabis that evening. Mr Newton-Kay denied that he thought the 4×4 parked in the field was a police vehicle. He also denied wearing a balaclava on the evening of the incident and told the court he had not been doing wheelies and pulling out on other drivers before the collision. Mr Newton-Kay admitted he had smoked cannabis that day, but denied that influenced his recollection of events. Mr Langdale asked the witness: 'If two people pull up on a dark lane on what appears to be drug-dealing bikes, dressed all in black with masks on – that might be scary for a young man who knows the association, do you agree?', to which Mr Newton-Kay replied: 'Yes.' Mr Langdale asked the witness, who gave evidence from behind a curtain, whether the bike is designed to carry two people, to which Mr Newton-Kay said: 'No.' The barrister continued: 'You don't have any helmets on, neither of you. You seemed to suggest to police you didn't, as a general policy, wear helmets. 'You also suggested to the police you would drive, wherever you went, at maximum speed. Forty-six miles an hour to be precise. 'You were suggesting, with no seatbelts, no helmets, no safety gear at all, no brake lights, you were travelling at that speed.' Mr Newton-Kay replied: 'Yes.' The barrister asked: 'Did you seriously think that was a safe way to travel?' to which the witness responded: 'No, but I went trail to trail. I was not on roads much.' Mr Langdale added: 'You have taken the restrictor off of it (the bike) which stops it going above the legal speed limit for that bike. When I say legal speed limit I mean the off-road limit, to make it go faster.' The jury heard that the 4×4 made five attempts to hit the bike and 'kept dropping back' before it came 'out of nowhere' and knocked the couple off the bike on the fifth try. Mr Langdale said: 'A two-tonne vehicle is making contact with you going, you say, 46 miles an hour four times and not once do you come off or lose control. 'You would be off and in a hedge is what I'm suggesting to you. Your account of there being four previous rammings… is simply not right, did not happen. 'You have no real memory of how you came off the bike. You undoubtedly came into contact with the car but it was not by him ramming you deliberately.' Mr Newton-Kay replied: 'He deliberately chased me, deliberately rammed me, and left us for dead.' The trial continues.
