Appeal after firebomb car crash

Police investigating a fatal crash involving a stolen car have made a fresh appeal for information two weeks on from the incident.

Jonathan Smith, 29, died after his car caught fire as a result of the three-car crash near the Maybury roundabout in Edinburgh at about 12.30am on Friday May 25.

Three people in another car, including a five-yearold girl, were taken to hospital for treatment. Detectives are trying to trace the occupants of a stolen Audi A3, which was being driven recklessly and caused the crash. The car was found abandoned in Cowdenbeath, hours after the incident. Officers are appealing for the occupants of a small dark-coloured hatchback, which was seen travelling North towards the Barnton junction just prior to the collision, to contact them. Det Insp Graham Grant said: “The public response has been incredible and information is being progressed as we continue our efforts to trace those within the stolen Audi A3 and establish the circumstances of the collision. Having spoken to the motorists who witnessed the incident, the person who admistered first aid and others, we remain keen to trace those within the small dark hatchback car.”