Man found injured in Edinburgh pronounced dead at scene

Police are in attendance in the surrounding Oxgangs Bank area. | Breaking News & Crime in Edinburgh, The Lothians & Fife

A man found seriously injured in Edinburgh in the early hours of the morning was declared dead at the scene.

Emergency services, including police and ambulance crew, were called to Oxgangs Bank around 1.35am on Saturday (15 August) and are still trying to establish what happened.

A section of the pavement has been taped off as police scour the scene. | Breaking News & Crime in Edinburgh

The death is being treated as “unexplained”.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.35am on Saturday, August 15, 2026, we were called to a report of a man found injured on Oxgangs Bank, Edinburgh.

“Police and ambulance attended and the 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.”

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