Man, 63, seriously injured after hit by bus on Edinburgh's George Street

He was hit by a double decker bus on Sunday afternoon

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 9th Dec 2024

A collision between a double decker bus and a pedestrian on Edinburgh's George Street has left a 63-year old man seriously injured in hospital.

Police are looking for witnesses to the collision which happened at 1.50pm on Sunday.

There were no reports of any other injuries.

The road was closed for several hours for investigations and reopened at 9pm.

Sergeant Jamie Humpage said: “Our enquires are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash and hasn’t already spoken to officers to get in touch.

“I would also appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have dash cam or private CCTV which could assist to contact us.”

Anyone who can assist is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1703 of Sunday, 8 December, 2024.

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