Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard.
09:27, 19 Jul 2025Updated 14:17, 19 Jul 2025
The road remains closed.
An Edinburgh road has remained closed overnight while a huge multi-agency response attends an ongoing incident.
Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were responding to an emergency regarding the concern of a person on Gorgie Road in the west of the city.
As of 2pm on Saturday the road reopened and a man was taken to hospital.
Emergency services had received reports of the incident at around 8pm on Friday night. It is understood Saughton Park and several roads were closed to traffic with diversions in place.
Fire engines were at the scene assisting police with specialist rope rescue and water teams working on the emergency.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two appliances and specialist teams including rope rescue teams and two water rescue teams were at the scene assisting Police Scotland.
Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard. Several police vans and a couple of fire engines are also at the barrier.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Around 8.10pm on Friday, 18 July, 2025, officers were called to a report of concern for a person in the Gorgie Road area of Edinburgh.
“The road is closed between Chesser Avenue and Balgreen Road.
“Emergency services are in attendance and we would ask motorists to please avoid the area and use an alternative route.”
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