Lothian Road in Edinburgh is closed at the junction with West Approach Road and Shandwick Place is closed westbound at the junction with Princes Street due to two separate crashes.

Around 5pm on Friday, 12 September, 2025, police received a report of a one-vehicle crash at the junction with West Approach Road on Lothian Road.

The vehicle involved is believed to be an ambulance.

A short time later, a two-vehicle crash was reported on Shandwick Place at the junction with Princes Street.

Emergency services are in attendance and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

All photos by Alex Orr

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