Edinburgh Princes Street incident: Woman rushed to hospital after emergency services descend on city centre

A woman has been taken to hospital after an incident in Edinburgh city centre.

Emergency services were alerted to a medical emergency on Princes Street shortly after 8am this morning, March 20. Police cars and ambulances arrived on the scene, and a woman was taken to hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown. A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 0807hrs to attend an incident on Princes Street Edinburgh. We dispatched an ambulance to the scene and a female patient was transported to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.” A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Around 8.15 am on Monday, 20 March 2023, police were called to Princes Street to assist a member of the public. The person was left in the care of ambulance staff..