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Edinburgh Live
National
Kris Gourlay

Three-car smash on Edinburgh Queensferry Crossing as commuters hit with hour-long delays

Edinburgh commuters heading towards the Queensferry Crossing are being warned of huge hour-long delays in the area.

For the second day in a row, Traffic Scotland has warned motorists to expect hefty tailbacks beyond Kirkliston, with a three-car road traffic collision causing a backlog of traffic.

Around 2.30pm, police received reports of the multi-vehicle collision, but confirmed nobody required hospital treatment as the cars were removed from the busty crossing between Edinburgh and Fife.

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According to Traffic Scotland, vehicles heading northbound can expect delays of around an hour and a half on Friday afternoon. Live traffic cameras show huge tailbacks starting to form on the approach to the Queensferry Crossing.

They said: "#M90 Queensferry Crossing. All lanes now running Northbound following an earlier collision. Approx. 1 Hour 30 minute delay. Northbound. Approx. 15 minute delay Southbound."

On Thursday, June 1, commuters were also hit with significant delays on approach due to an earlier collision. A spokesperson for Police Scotland confirmed a three-car collision took place around 2.30pm on Friday. No-one required medical treatment and the vehicles were moved off the road.

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