Police have cordoned off a large area near Easter Road in Edinburgh following local reports that a man was knocked down by a car. CID officers remain at the scene, near the junction with Dalmeny Street, on Sunday morning after emergency services were first called in the early hours. And officers were seen packing evidence bags with clothing and blankets that were left lying on the street in the aftermath. One eyewitness told how he spotted members of the public performing CPR on a man who was lying in the street. The injured person was loaded into the back of an ambulance and taken to hospital under a blue light escort after being treated at the scene by paramedics. Investigators were seen loading evidence into paper bags His current condition is not known. Police Scotland have been contacted for comment. The alarm was raised in the early hours of Sunday morning We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit dailyrecord.co.uk Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @Daily_Record – the official Daily Record Twitter account – real news in real time. We’re also on Facebook – your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and Record Online Don’t miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond – Sign up to our daily newsletter here .
