A busy Edinburgh road has been locked down due to a "serious" road traffic collision as a man has been rushed to hospital.
Oswald Road, near the junction with South Oswald Road, is currently closed in both directions following the incident which occurred around 5:10pm on Sunday, January 29.
Worrying images from the scene show what appears to be a car having ploughed into a brick wall near a row of houses, with heavy damage to the vehicle involved. Officers say the male driver of the vehicle has been rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with "serious injuries."
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A statement has been issued by police who are appealing for information following the incident as they say the road remains closed between Kilgraston Road and Mortonhall Road, while South Oswald Road is also closed at Blackford Avenue.
Sergeant Jill Kirkpatrick, from the Edinburgh Road Policing Unit, said: “We are appealing to anyone who was in the Oswald Road area, or who believes they saw the Ford Focus nearby prior to the crash, to please come forward.
“We are also keen to speak to anyone in the area who may have dashcam or private CCTV footage, as we carry out enquiries into this incident.
“Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 2466 of 29 January, 2023.”
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