{"id":638553,"date":"2025-12-17T17:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/638553\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:27:17","slug":"tragedy-as-edinburgh-man-dies-on-bus-as-emergency-services-rush-to-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/638553\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy as Edinburgh man dies on bus as emergency services rush to scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Milligan Drive was closed for some time on December 15 with buses diverted. Police taped off an area of the pavement while the bus was halted on the road.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Screenshot-2025-12-17-161412.png\" alt=\"Police were at the scene.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police were at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An Edinburgh man has tragically died while onboard a bus on Monday evening. Around 7.30pm on December 15, police were called to Milligan Drive following reports of the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The road was closed for some time with buses diverted.<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Police taped<\/a> off an area of the pavement while the bus was halted on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pictures taken from the scene show two police cars in attendance. Paramedics and fire crews were also called to the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lothian Buses were unable to serve Milligan Drive and the service 14 route was instead diverted via Little France Drive and The Royal Infirmary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One concerned passer-by said: &#8220;Police, ambulances and fire brigade on Milligan drive EH16 with a number 14 bus. It&#8217;s all taped off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 7.30pm on Monday, 15 December, 2025, emergency services were called to Milligan Drive in Edinburgh following the death of a man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Milligan Drive was closed for some time on December 15 with buses diverted. 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