A 40-year-old man was arrested in connection.
Emergency crews raced to the incident between Trinity Crescent and Craighall Road in Edinburgh after receiving reports of the collision at 5.50pm on Wednesday. Medics attended and the pedestrian, a 59-year-old man, was found seriously injured.
He was raced to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where his condition has been described as critical. The 40-year-old driver of the Citroen Relay van involved has been arrested in connection. He has since been released pending further inquiries. The road was closed to the public for around six hours to allow investigation work to be carried out.
Sergeant Jen Niven said: "Our enquiries into this collision are ongoing and we would like to ask anyone that was in the area at the time who has not already spoken to us to please get in touch. We would also be keen to see any dashcam or private CCTV footage from the area around the time of the crash."
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