Police name man killed in Edinburgh bus incident

Police person named a antheral who died from "catastrophic injuries" aft being deed by a autobus successful Edinburgh metropolis centre connected Saturday.

Michael Leneghen, 74, was killed successful the city’s Cowgate country successful beforehand of radical connected the engaged street, packed with precocious nighttime bars and nightclubs.

Police Scotland urged the nationalist not to repost images oregon videos from the country retired of respect for the deceased’s family.

Mr Leneghen's household thanked the nationalist and exigency services for their effect and asked for pricacy.

Mr Leneghen had been connected ft astatine the clip of the collision. Officers acceptable up a cordon covering a ample country of the thoroughfare successful the aftermath.

Police besides enactment up sheets connected the South Bridge to surface disconnected the presumption of the Cowgate below.

Sgt Paul Ewing, of the Edinburgh roadworthy policing unit, said: “Our thoughts stay with Michael’s household and friends, arsenic good arsenic everyone affected by this tragic incident.

“We person already spoken to a fig of radical who were successful the country astatine the clip and enactment is ongoing to cheque nationalist and backstage CCTV footage."

It is understood several radical witnessed the incidental before bars, clubs and hotels wrong the cordon were closed early.

Police Scotland said its probe into the incidental was ongoing.