Pedestrian dies four days after being hit by car

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Image caption, The man was walking his dog on Nivensknowe Road when he was struck by a car

An 88-year-old pedestrian has died in hospital four days after he was struck by a car in Midlothian.

The man was walking his dog, which also died, in the collision on the A768 Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead, on Tuesday morning.

The driver of a Honda Civic car involved in the collision was uninjured.

Police are trying to trace two people who were at a nearby bus stop as potential witnesses.

The pedestrian died after being taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Sgt Grant Hastie of Police Scotland's Road Policing Unit said: "Our investigation into the circumstances of this collision is ongoing and our thoughts are with the man's family and friends at this difficult time.

"We would urge anyone who may have information which has not yet been passed to police to come forward."