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| Child killed in city hit-and-run | Child killed in city hit-and-run |
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| A young girl has been killed and a woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Edinburgh. | A young girl has been killed and a woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Edinburgh. |
| The incident happened in the Colinton area of the city at about 1530 BST and the child died at the scene. | The incident happened in the Colinton area of the city at about 1530 BST and the child died at the scene. |
| The woman, believed to the child's mother, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | The woman, believed to the child's mother, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
| Eyewitnesses said a green Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal accident. | Eyewitnesses said a green Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal accident. |
| Members of the public stopped one of the occupants of the Jeep from leaving the scene and a search has been launched for a second male suspect who managed to get away. | |
| The woman and child were hit by the vehicle in Westgarth Avenue. The accident has led to serious traffic disruption in the area. | |
| 'Opposite pavement' | |
| The earlier crashes occurred in the area within a 15-minute period. | |
| The first incident was reported at about 1520 BST at the Gillespie Crossroads on Lanark Road, before a second crash involving three vehicles was reported in nearby Bridge Road in Colinton which left two females with minor injuries. | |
| Minutes later, the fatal accident happened in Westgarth Avenue. | |
| Ch Insp Paul Bullen of Lothian and Borders Police said it was not known what speed the car was going when it collided with the girl. | |
| Ch Insp Bullen added: "It was a tragic chain of events which has led to the death of a young child. | |
| "What seems to have happened is the vehicle was coming out of Westgarth Avenue and then collided with two pedestrians on the opposite pavement. | |
| "We have a deceased young girl and a female who we believe to be her mother who is currently in the infirmary being treated for her injuries." | |
| It was a tragic chain of events which has led to the death of a young child Ch Insp Paul BullenLothian and Borders Police | |
| The officer said the vehicle involved in the incident was being examined by scene of crime, CID and forensics officers. | |
| He added that the two suspects had been detained by passers-by, but one managed to escape. Police are following a "positive line of inquiry" in the hunt for the escaped male. | |
| He added: "Members of the public assisted in the immediate aftermath of the accident to stop them going from the locus. Unfortunately one thereafter made good his escape. | |
| "The inquiry is at an early stage and until we get to interview all the people that we have in the area I can't really give any further information." | |
| Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131. |