{"id":751048,"date":"2026-02-08T17:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/751048\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:53:17","slug":"lamborghini-and-three-parked-vehicles-smashed-in-edinburgh-as-driver-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/751048\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini and three parked vehicles smashed in Edinburgh as driver charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency services were called to Newhaven Place after the alarm was raised at around 6.40pm on Saturday.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Lamborghini was badly damaged as a result of the smash\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/626336572_1330374979136420_30749.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Lamborghini was badly damaged as a result of the smash\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Lamborghini was badly damaged as a result of the smash(Image: Fife Jammer Locations)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Lamborghini has been involved in a crash with three parked vehicles in <a aria-label=\"EdinburghLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/edinburgh\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Edinburgh<\/a>. <a aria-label=\"Emergency servicesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Emergency services<\/a> were called to Newhaven Place after the alarm was raised at around 6.40pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ambulance crews attended and the driver was taken to <a aria-label=\"hospitalLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/hospitals\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">hospital<\/a> as a precaution. No other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pictures shared with the Record showed the supercar badly damaged as a result of <a aria-label=\"the smashLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/car-crashes\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">the smash<\/a>. Debris could be seen scattered across the road with a Kia wrapped in police tape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A campervan also seen to be crushed as a result of the impact. <a aria-label=\"OfficersLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Officers<\/a> confirmed the driver was charged in connection with a road traffic offence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A trail of destruction was left as a result of the crash\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-Rp5E2nfP9X.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A trail of destruction was left as a result of the crash\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A trail of destruction was left as a result of the crash(Image: Fife Jammer Locations)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 6.40pm on Saturday, February 7, 2026, we received a report that a car had crashed into three parked vehicles on Newhaven Place, Edinburgh. Officers attended, and the driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;No other injuries were reported. The driver was subsequently charged in connection with a road traffic offence and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emergency services were called to Newhaven Place after the alarm was raised at around 6.40pm on Saturday. 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