Police hunt for hit and run driver after 48-year-old killed in Scottish town
The pedestrian died in the early hours of Sunday
Police are carrying out “extensive inquiries” to find the occupants of a car after a fatal collision in Linlithgow.
A 48-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car on Main Street in the West Lothian town shortly after midnight in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been made aware.
Police are now trying to trace those who were in the grey Renault Clio which struck the man. Inspector Thomas Mallinson said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died.
“We are carrying out extensive inquiries to establish the full circumstances of this crash and trace the occupants of the car.
“We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed what happened to contact police.
“In addition, anyone with dash-cam footage from around the time of the incident is asked to get in touch as this may be able to assist our investigation.”
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Police Scotland via 101, quoting reference number 0078 of August 30.