MAN IN COURT AFTER FIVE STRUCK BY CAR
A MAN has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury by driving dangerously after five people were hit by a car in Edinburgh city centre.
Mohamed Bouhnika, 36, faced charges of dangerous driving and failing to stop when he appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday. Bouhnika is also alleged to have driven while over the drink-drive limit and faced two charges of breaching the Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 41A.
He made no plea during the petition hearing and was remanded in custody.
The case was continued for further examination and Bouhnika, whose address was given as Edinburgh, is expected to appear back at court within eight days.
Police sealed off several streets in the city centre after the alleged incident on Sunday, including Lothian Road up to the West Approach Road junction and Frederick Street, as a probe was launched.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.40am on Sunday, September 12, we received reports of five pedestrians being hit by a vehicle on Rose Street near its junction with Frederick Street in Edinburgh.
“Two men aged 39 and 60-years old, and three women aged 37, 22 and 65, were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment where they all remain in stable conditions.”