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Iona Young

Edinburgh emergency services race to two car smash on major road out of city

Emergency services in Edinburgh have raced to a two-car smash on a major road on the way out of the city.

The incident was reported around 3pm on Monday, February 20 and took place on the A90 at Cramond Brig.

Ambulances, police and firefighters are currently at the scene. The road is closed outbound and bus service 43 has been diverted.

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A spokesperson for Lothian Buses said: "Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve A90 at Cramond Brig, Main Street Dalmeny, Bankhead Road, Station Road, Burgess Road.

"They are instead diverted via Maybury Road, Glasgow Road A8, Newbridge, M9 Junction 1A, M90 Junction 1A, Builyeon Road northbound until further notice."

There are reportedly queues of traffic from Cramond Brig back to the Blackhall Junction.

One passerby said: "Really bad traffic accident just outside Edinburgh, one car is on its side.

"The other one was very bashed up with the airbags activated, two fire engines and two ambulances have turned up in the time it's taken my bus to pass it."

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received reports of a road traffic collision on the A90 at 3pm on Monday, February 20.

"Two appliances are at the scene assisting the Scottish Ambulance Service to rescue passengers from the vehicle.

"The incident is ongoing."

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 2.55 pm on Monday, 20 February 2023 police were called to a two-vehicle road crash northbound on the A90 on Cramond Bridge, Edinburgh (at Miller & Carter steakhouse).

"Emergency services remain at the scene. The A90 is closed at Barnton. Local diversions are in place."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 2.53pm this afternoon to attend a road traffic collision at Cramond Brig Toll, Edinburgh. We dispatched six resources to the scene, and one patient was transported to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”

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