Commercial Street bus crash: Lothian bus involved in collision with Nissan Qashqui on Edinburgh's Commercial Street

The incident happened at around 12pm on Friday, April 23.

Incident involving a Lothian bus on Commercial Street, Edinburgh.

It is understood there are no serious injuries.

Officers remain at the scene, however, Police Scotland commented that the road was not blocked as a result of the incident.

The bus appears to have crashed with a blue Nissan Qashqui on Friday April 23.

The bus is a double-decker Lothian service which appears to have been travelling to Silverknowes and the car has been described as a blue Nissan Qashqui.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called around 12noon on Friday, 23 April, to a report of a crash involving a bus and a car in Commercial Street, Edinburgh.

"Officers are currently at the scene."

Lothian Buses is currently helping police with enquiries into the incident.

A spokesperson for Lothian said: “We can confirm that one of our buses was involved in an incident this afternoon and we are assisting Police Scotland with their enquiries.”

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