Edinburgh police appeal for information following crash between motorbike and police car

Police in Edinburgh are appealing to the public for information after a collision involving a police vehicle and a motorcycle on Marionville Avenue on Friday afternoon.
By Gary Flockhart
Published 6th Jun 2020, 00:40 BST
Updated 6th Jun 2020, 00:40 BST
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The incident happened around 1.40pm, and involved an off-road Kawasaki motorcycle and a marked Police Scotland BMW X5.

The 36-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.

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Police examine the scene following a collision between a police car and an offroad motorcycle.Police examine the scene following a collision between a police car and an offroad motorcycle.
Police examine the scene following a collision between a police car and an offroad motorcycle.

Neither of the officers in the police vehicle were injured.

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The road was closed to allow for an investigation at the scene.

Sergeant Stephen Quinn, of Police Scotland's Road Policing Unit, said: "We are working to establish the circumstances which led to this collision and would urge anyone who may have seen the incident or who has any other information to come forward.

"We would be keen to speak to other road users who were in the area at the time, particularly if they have dashcam footage.

"Anyone with information can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1726 of 5 June."

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