Police have urged witnesses to a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which killed four-year-old Olivia Donachie to contact them.
Officers have been hunting for a man who fled the scene of the incident in the Colinton area of the city at about 1530 BST on Wednesday.
Olivia's mother Rachel, 33, is stable but critically ill in hospital.
A man who was detained by members of the public at the scene has been released by police.
Eyewitnesses said a green Cherokee Jeep had been involved in two collisions with other vehicles shortly before the fatal crash.
The earlier crashes occurred in the area within a 15-minute period.
"When I got close up to the vehicle I could see that it was a most horrendous accident"
Officers said the first crash happened in Lanark Road at the Gillespie Crossroads and the second one in Bridge Road in nearby Colinton Village.
No-one was injured in the Gillespie Crossroads incident but two women suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision in Bridge Road.
An incident room has been established at Gayfield Square Police Station.
Chief Inspector Paul Bullen, of Lothian and Borders Police, appealed for information, especially from bus passengers.
He said: "We know that when the fatal crash happened there were two Lothian Transport buses, numbers 10 and 16 nearby and we would like to hear from anyone on them who may have seen what happened or have any information about the incident.
"When the collision happened at Gillespie Crossroads there was a number 45 bus nearby and those passengers should come forward.
"We would also like to hear from anyone who may have seen the fatal crash yesterday afternoon or saw a green Cherokee Jeep driving erratically and has any information about what happened."
Forensic officers
The woman and her daughter were struck near a wall only yards from their home in Westgarth Avenue.
One of those first to arrive after the incident was resident Gordon Reynolds, who described the scene as shocking.
He said: "When I got close up to the vehicle I could see that it was a most horrendous accident.
"There was what I took to be the body of a very young child pinned, massively hemmed in at the front of the vehicle."
Scenes of crime, CID and forensic officers have been examining the vehicle and the crash site.
"She was a wonderful, innocent, four-year-old girl who loved everything that she did at nursery"
Gordon Robertson, the head teacher of Bonaly Primary School, where Olivia attended nursery, said her death had left everyone at the school deeply upset.
"She was a wonderful, innocent, four-year-old girl who loved everything that she did at nursery," he said.
"She was so full of joy and so popular with her classmates and the staff.
"Our thoughts are with the whole Donachie family and we are praying for Olivia's mum Rachel, who is still in hospital."
The Reverend George Whyte, the minister at Colinton, said the community was in shock over what has happened.
"This is a quiet family community where people walk around and know each other," he said.
"Everyone feels devastated about what has happened."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131.
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