Around 9.30pm on August 11, officers raced to Nicolson Street and were seen blocking drivers.
Police locked down the scene.
A city centre street in Edinburgh has been locked down by police after a cyclist was reportedly knocked down by a car.
The incident took place at around 9.30pm on August 11, on Nicolson Street sparking emergency services to race to the scene.
A cordon was then erected on the road with an ambulance in attendance.
Buses were diverted while emergency services handled the scene. An eyewitness told Edinburgh Live: “a man was on his bike in the middle of the road” and a bike was beside him.
Bus services for routes 2, 3, 30 and 31 were among those diverted. No casualties have been confirmed at this point.
Another concerned 49-year-old passer-by said: “There was a man on his back in the middle of the road and a bike near him.
“The emergency services were amazing. It’s a busy street, particularly at this time of year and they were handling the situation really well.”
Edinburgh Live have approached Police Scotland for comment.
Earlier we reported that a man was arrested and charged following the sexual assault of a woman on the same street last night.
On Sunday August 10 at around 11.15pm, officers raced to Nicolson Street after being made aware of the incident.
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The male was also charged in connection with the assault of a man, along with resisting arrest and an assault on two police officers.
Pictures taken from the scene show a large police presence outside the Lidl supermarket and the man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault on a woman and an assault on a man in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh at 11.15pm on Sunday, 10 August, 2025.
“He was also charged in connection with resisting arrest and an assault on two police officers. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 12 August, 2025 in connection.”