Road policing officers investigating a fatal collision involving a taxi on the A1 last weekend are today appealing for information.
John Nisbet (72) from Edinburgh sadly passed away after his London Taxi TX1 was involved in a collision with a Peugeot Boxer van on Sunday, November 27th.
The incident happened on the southbound carriageway between the Old Craighall and Wallyford Junctions and took place around 12.30am.
Investigating officers are keen to trace the person or persons who used the taxi shortly before the collision took place.
At this stage of inquiry, it is likely that they entered the vehicle in Edinburgh at around midnight and were then taken to an address in the Wallyford area around 30 minutes later.
If you were in this taxi at around that time, or know who might have been, please contact officers immediately.
Sergeant Roger Park of the Road Policing Unit said: “We continue to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding John’s death and our condolences remain with his family and friends at this difficult time.
“As part of our inquiries, we’re very keen to trace the person or persons who used this taxi shortly before the collision itself.
I want to stress that they are not in any trouble whatsoever, but they may have information which can help with our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or, alternatively, an anonymous report can be made to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
