Edinburgh Cowgate victim named by police after being decapitated in horror fall under bus

A PENSIONER who was decapitated pursuing a fearfulness precocious nighttime clang successful Edinburgh has been named by police.

Michael Leneghen, 74, was killed successful the tragic mishap successful the capital's Cowgate connected Saturday nighttime astatine astir 7.25pm.

The OAP, who was from the city, suffered catastrophic injuries pursuing the crash.

It's believed helium fell onto the roadworthy and was struck by a bus which near him decapitated.

His household has released a statement, which said: “We privation to convey each the members of the nationalist and exigency services involved. We would present inquire for privateness astatine this time.”

Cops closed a fig of roads successful the country to let officers to transportation retired their investigation.

And venues successful the country were ordered to unopen instantly aft what was initially described arsenic a "road postulation incident".

Forensics were astatine the country connected Saturday night, with a structure enactment up successful the mediate of the street.

Halloween revellers successful Cowgate were forced to chopped their enactment abbreviated pursuing the tragedy.

A reveller who was retired drinking successful the Supercube karaoke barroom claimed helium was told to evacuate aft a man’s caput was discovered conscionable metres away.

They added: "I was successful Supercube karaoke barroom with friends erstwhile we were rushed retired and told to evacuate.

"We were told a superior incidental had taken spot but the constabulary would not counsel of immoderate much details.

"Someone said the bouncer had a photograph of a quality caput conscionable 10 metres distant from the barroom door."

Police antecedently urged radical to debar sharing images and videos of the incidental being circulated online.

Officers confirmed that enquiries are inactive ongoing, and person spoken to a fig of radical who were successful the country astatine the time.

They person urged anyone with accusation to get successful touch.

Sergeant Paul Ewing, of the Road Policing Unit successful Edinburgh, said: “Our thoughts stay with Michael’s household and friends, arsenic good arsenic everyone affected by this tragic incident.

“Our enquiries stay ongoing. We person already spoken to a fig of radical who were successful the country astatine the clip and enactment is ongoing to cheque nationalist and backstage CCTV footage.

“We are inactive keen to perceive from anyone who has not yet spoken to police. If you person immoderate accusation astir what happened, past delight get successful touch.

“Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone the constabulary via 101. Please punctuation incidental fig 3395 of Saturday, 2 November 2024.”