Edinburgh crash: Woman, 18, taken to hospital after rush hour collision on busy city centre road

The woman was blue-lighted to hospital for treatment.

An 18-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a rush-hour collision in the city centre.

Police were called to reports of a crash after 5pm on Friday, 15 December outside the Portrait Gallery on Queen Street.

The woman, a pedestrian, was blue-lighted to the Royal Infirmary for treatment. Nobody else was injured in the incident, which involved one vehicle.

The woman was struck by a vehicle on Queen Street

York Place was closed westbound sparking delays and bus diversions were put in place as emergency services responded to the collision.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.25pm on Friday, 15 December, police were called to a report of a woman struck by a vehicle on Queen Street, Edinburgh.

"The 18-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by ambulance."

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