Edinburgh crash: Man reported after car crashes into tenement building in Edinburgh’s New Town

The incident happened on Friday evening

An elderly man who crashed his car into a block of flats in Edinburgh’s New Town will be reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, police have confirmed. 

At around 8.25pm on Friday, March 15, a 77-year-old man crashed his vehicle into a tenement building on Cumberland Street near Stockbridge. The vehicle was later recovered and the road was cleared by 11pm. 

A 77-year-old man will be reported to Procurator Fiscal after he crashed his car into a tenement building on Cumberland Street in Edinburgh on March 15

Images online show a police cordon was in place following the incident - with pictures revealing substantial damage to a section of railings and part of a wall on the street.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.25pm on Friday, March 15, police were called to the Cumberland Street area of Edinburgh, following a report of a car crashing into a building.

“Recovery was completed around 11pm and a 77-year-old man will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”