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Rush hour ambulance crash closes major Edinburgh city centre road

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BBC A badly damaged ambulance after colliding with a traffic pole on an island in the middle of a main road. The pole is bent and sticking out in front of the ambulance. There is gridlocked traffic in the background as well as another ambulance and a police carBBC

Police said the incident happened on Lothian Road, at its junction with West Approach Road, in Edinburgh city centre

An ambulance has been involved in a crash which has closed a major road in Edinburgh city centre.

Police Scotland said the incident happened on Lothian Road, at its junction with West Approach Road, at about 17:00.

A photograph from the scene shows a badly damaged ambulance after it almost toppled a pole on an island separating four lanes of traffic.

A force spokesperson said: “Motorists are asked to avoid the area.”


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