Bill Hepburn, 66, passed away from his injuries at the scene on February 18.
A pedestrian who died after a crash in Tesco car park in Edinburgh has been named by police as Bill Hepburn.
Emergency services were called to the supermarket car park off Meadow Road Place in the Corstorphine area after a blue Volkswagen Polo struck a man at 9am on February 18.
Despite efforts, and an air ambulance deployed to the scene, the 66-year-old dad died from his injuries.
No one else was injured in the collision.
In a statement released through police, Bill’s family said: “Our family are heartbroken at the loss of Bill who was a loving husband and father.” They have asked for privacy at this time.
Sergeant Paul Ewing said enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the crash.
He said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Bill and enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances. “Anyone who has not spoken to us and has any information that could help is asked to get in touch with road policing officers via 101, quoting incident number 0688 of Wednesday, 18 February, 2026.”
The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm on Wednesday.
Photos taken at the scene showed a heavy police and ambulance presence with the area cordoned off with police tape.
One resident reported a large police presence with “loads of four-by-fours” and “an intense” scene. The local told Edinburgh Live : “My son’s dad was driving past and there were loads of four-by-four, police cars.
“There was an extremely heavy police presence there. He called to say, ‘What’s going on?’ He said it was quite intense.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson previously said: “Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Edinburgh. The incident happened around 9am on Wednesday, 18 February, 2026, within a supermarket car park on Meadow Place Road, and involved a pedestrian and a blue Volkswagen Polo.
“Emergency services, including an air ambulance, attended and the pedestrian, a 66-year-old man, was treated at the scene however died a short time later. His next of kin are aware.
“There were no other reported injuries. The area at the car park was closed for enquiries to be carried out and reopened around 1.20pm.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 09:05 to attend a road traffic collision on Meadow Place Road, Edinburgh. We dispatched two ambulances, a paramedic response unit (PRU), a critical care paramedic (CCP), and an air ambulance to the scene.”
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