Edinburgh street closed after female pedestrian hit by car and taken to hospital now re-open

Woodhall Road in Colinton was closed until around 7pm due to the road crash at the junction with Bridge Street next to Dreghorn Loan.

Emergency services were called at around 3.45pm on Tuesday, June 18, and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown.

Police Scotland said earlier: “Woodhall Road is closed due to a road crash involving a car and a female pedestrian at the junction with Bridge Street. Emergency services were called around 3.45pm and the woman has been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.”

Woodhall Road, at Dreghorn Loan in Colinton is currently closed due to an incident involving the police and ambulance service which is understood to have taken place shortly before 4pm on Tuesday, June 18. | GM

Members of the public were advised to avoid the area. And bus diversions were in place for Lothian Buses services 10 and 16.

In an online post at 7.08pm this evening, Lothian Buses confirmed that the services were back to normal.

We will update this breaking story when we receive more information.