A woman has been seriously injured after she was hit by a vehicle in Midlothian.

The pedestrian was struck on Old Dalkeith Road shortly after 7am on Tuesday.

The road was closed in both directions between the Sheriffhall roundabout and Lugton Brae in Dalkeith until around 10.40am.

Police said the woman was in a serious condition at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Anyone with information has been asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0405 of December 12.