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A man has been arrested following a police pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle in Edinburgh.
Around 6.50am on Wednesday, October 21, police said it received a report of a motorbike theft on the city's Darnell Road.
A van believed to have been involved in the incident, which had also been reported as stolen, was traced a short time later in the Granton Road area but failed to stop for officers.
A short pursuit followed before being called off. The van was then involved in a collision with a cyclist before being found abandoned on Drumsheugh Gardens.
The cyclist was taken to hospital for treatment. There were no other reports of injuries.
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Police said a 20-year-old man was later arrested in connection with the incident, while a 15-year-old boy will also be reported to relevant authorities.
Road Policing Inspector John Easton said: “We understand the circumstances of the incident this morning are concerning for local residents.
“I’d like to reassure the public, our priority is public safety and specially trained officers were deployed alongside divisional resources to ensure a safe conclusion.
“Our enquiries remain ongoing and if you have any information about the incident or have private CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage which has captured anything of significance please call 101 quoting incident 0416 of 21 October.”