Lothian Road and Shandwick Place in Edinburgh have re-opened following two separate crashes.

Edinburgh Live brought you coverage when two incidents took place on Lothian Road and Prices Street just an hour apart from each other.

Around 5pm on Friday, September 12, police received a report of a crash involving an ambulance which hit a traffic light on Lothian Road at the junction with West Approach Road.

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A paramedic was later taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. No patient was on board the ambulance when the incident occurred. The paramedics were on their way to an emergency call when the crash took place.

Mangled cop car on Princes St

Bus and trams reported delays on Princes Street

A short time later, on Shandwick Place there was a crash involving a marked police car and a car at the junction with Princes Street.

This incident saw transportation services impacted in the area. Lothian buses alerted travelers at the time of diversions on Princes Street and the West End area, affecting the 1, 10, 11, 15, 16, 43, 106, 113, X4, X6 X7, X27, and X28.

Edinburgh Trams also took to social media saying: “Due to an ongoing incident on Princes Street, we are part route between Airport to West End, and Picardy Place to Newhaven.”

There were no reports of any injuries. Enquiries are ongoing.

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