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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh Morrisons locked down after car ploughs into front of supermarket

An Edinburgh Morrisons has been locked down after a car ploughed into the front of the supermarket.

Customers were evacuated from the store on Sunday afternoon after the vehicle crashed into the building shortly after 3pm.

Emergency services including police and paramedics had raced to the Hunter's Tryst store at New Swanston before cordoning off the area around the entrance.

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Images from the scene have shown a small grey vehicle which appears to have suffered significant damage as a result of the incident.

The vehicle has suffered significant damage (Supplied)

Currently still closed to the public, Police Scotland have confirmed that there are currently no reported injuries as a result of the crash.

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Emergency services remain at the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3pm on Sunday, 16 October, 2022, police were called to the New Swanston area of Edinburgh, following a report of a car crashing into a building.

"There are no reported injuries and emergency services are at the scene.”

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