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A manhunt has been launched following a fatal hit and run near Edinburgh Airport.

Officers are appealing for information following the crash on the A8 Glasgow Road, near Newbridge, on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.25am after reports of a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and a grey Hyundai i30.

Emergency services attended but the 58-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four other people were taken to hospital for treatment and were released.

Two women and a man who were in the Mercedes left the scene on foot prior to officers arriving.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said three ambulances, two special operations response teams, a paramedic response unit and a critical care paramedic were dispatched to the scene.

Extensive inquiries, using specialist resources including air support and the dog unit, were deployed to help trace them and searches remain ongoing.

The road was closed to allow investigation inquiries to be carried out and the vehicles to be recovered and was re-opened around 7.05pm.

Inspector Thomas Mallinson said: “My thoughts are with the family of the person who died at this incredibly difficult time.

“Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash, and it is vital we trace the three people who left the area before police arrived.

“I am appealing for anyone who witnessed it or who has information which could assist our investigation to contact us.

“I would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dashcam footage to please get in touch if it holds anything which could be relevant.”