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Road closed by hit-and-run crash Arrest made after man hit by car
(about 5 hours later)
A busy road in Edinburgh was closed by police after a man was found with head injuries following a hit-and-run. A busy road in Edinburgh was closed by police after a man was found with head injuries after being hit by a car.
He was found in Portobello Road, near Piershill Square East, at 0130 GMT. He is in a serious condition in hospital.He was found in Portobello Road, near Piershill Square East, at 0130 GMT. He is in a serious condition in hospital.
The road was shut between its junctions with Jock's Lodge and Northfield Broadway for a full scene examination but reopened at about 1000 GMT. Lothian and Borders Police said a 39-year-old man had been arrested and charged over the incident.
Lothian and Borders Police is interviewing a man in relation to the hit-and-run. The road was shut between its junctions with Jock's Lodge and Northfield Broadway but reopened at about 1000 GMT.