Police investigate after man's body found in Edinburgh street Published duration 7 March 2019

Police are investigating after the discovery of a man's body in the Saughton area of Edinburgh.

Officers were called at about 03:50 to reports of a man seriously injured in Ford's Road.

The emergency services found the man had died at the scene. A Peugeot vehicle was found abandoned nearby.

Police Scotland said the death was currently being treated as unexplained and a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Det Insp Stuart Alexander of Police Scotland's major investigation unit said: "This death is very much unexplained and we are still in the early stages of our investigation.

"We are eager to establish the full circumstances leading to the discovery of the man's body and are investigating a number of lines of inquiry, including the potential that a Peugeot vehicle has been involved in this incident.

"I would ask anyone who either lives or was driving in the areas of Fords Road, Stenhouse Avenue and Stevenson Drive, along with surrounding streets, in the early hours of Thursday, March 7, and saw any vehicles driving erratically or at speed or any other suspicious behaviour, to get in touch with us at their earliest convenience."

He added: "I would also ask anyone who has any private CCTV or dashcam footage in these areas that can assist with our investigation to come forward immediately and allow our officers to view it."