A motorcyclist suffered an arm injury after he was forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with a car near the Edinburgh city bypass.

The rider was travelling north on Lasswade Road on the outskirts of the city when he noticed a black hatchback turning right on to the bypass slip road.

He had to swerve to avoid the car and ended up falling off the bike and injuring his arm.

The driver of the car failed to stop and carried on westbound on to the bypass after the incident, which took place on Wednesday at around 7.30am.

Police are appealing for the driver of the hatchback, or anyone else with information, to contact them on 101.