An eye witness noted that “there’s a hole in the side of the bus”.
Emergency services locked down the street.
(Image: Edinburgh Live)
Emergency crews have locked down Edinburgh’s Haymarket Terrace as bus seen with “hole in the side of it”.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) height appliance was deployed and spotted next to a double decker bus which has had an upper deck window removed, shown in images shared with Edinburgh Live.
Police Scotland are on scene and have closed the road in both directions while paramedics were also spotted responding to the incident.
The fire service confirmed they received a report to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service at around 7.09pm.
One eye witness said: “I saw an ambulance take off and a ladder truck coming away from the window. There’s a hole in the side of the bus.”
Police were on the scene
Tram services passing through the area have been temporarily suspended while Lothian Buses have said the 3 4 12 25 26 31 33 44 100 113 X19 X18 X7 X4 services will experience delays and diversions.
Police Scotland and the ambulance service have been approached for comment.
Earlier this month, in a separate incident, we reported that a BMW driver ploughed into an Edinburgh garden causing terrified kids to take cover in their homes.
On the evening of June 10, Shona Halliday was at her house in Dalkeith when a motorist “came through the fence to her garden”.
Footage from the garden shows the BMW 3 series on the lawn, with damage to the front of the vehicle and the wooden fence crumpled underneath.
Shona and her neighbour both have 13-year-old boys, who she said “could have been out playing in the garden“.
Officers have since arrested a 32-year-old driver, who is due to appear in court on July 2. Police have said no injuries were reported.
A driver ploughed through a fence(Image: Edinburgh Live)
At the time, Shona said: “This happened at 9.05pm last night on Thornybank Grove.
“He drove into the Woodburn pavilion car park, then drove right through the boundary fence through my garden and through me and my neighbour’s fence. Then was trying to reverse back out.
“Neighbour and a bystander got him out the car and held him till the police came. No one was hurt but myself and my neighbour has 13-year-old boys who could have been out in the garden, such a shock.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.05pm on Tuesday, 10 June, 2025, we received a report of a one vehicle crash on Thornybank Grove, Dalkeith.
“Officers attended, and no injuries were reported. The driver, a 32-year-old man, was arrested and charged in connection with a driving offence and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 2 July, 20.”
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