Edinburgh Princes Street incident: 20-year-old man pronounced dead as police lock down major city street

A 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene

A 20-year-old man has died in Edinburgh city centre in the early hours of this morning (October 13).

Police were called shortly before 4am to reports of an injured man on Princes Street. He died at the scene.

Police said enquiries remain ongoing but ‘there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.’

A young man was died in Edinburgh’s city centre in the early hours of the morning

Princes Street is currently closed with diversions in place for westbound buses and trams. In a statement, police said the closures run between Frederick Street and Castle Street and have urged people to avoid the area if the can.

Lothian Buses has listed a number of diversion to bus services with 31 routes being affected. For more information please check the Lothian Buses website.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.50am on Friday, 13 October, 2023, we were called to a report of an injured man on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Emergency services attended however the 20-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.”

They added: “Enquiries are ongoing but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.”