Michael Leneghen, 74, was killed in the horrifying accident in the Scottish capital's Cowgate area on Saturday night.
A pensioner who was decapitated after 'falling under the wheel of a bus' in Edinburgh has been named by police.
Mr Leneghen's family has released a statement which said: 'We wish to thank all the members of the public and emergency services involved. We would now ask for privacy at this time.'Police and ambulance vehicles gather in Cowgate as a tent is erected following the death on Saturday night 'We are still keen to hear from anyone who has not yet spoken to police. If you have any information about what happened, then please get in touch.
One resident told the Mail: 'The Cowgate is usually mobbed on a Saturday night but the bars and pubs inside the police cordon were all closed by 8pm.'That all changed when they saw the large numbers of police and the forensic tents being put up.' Police officers are seen guarding a cordon on the corner of Cowgate and Niddy Street on Saturday eveningImages captured by onlookers and shared across social media show Blair Street, Guthrie Street and Candlemaker Road closed off'There has been a lot of speculation, and I would like to reassure the local community that this was an isolated incident and there is no risk to the wider public.
Another one of the evacuated bars was popular student haunt Bannerman's which had a live band playing at the time.
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