Emergency services race to incident on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh's Old Town
The response began at around 1.30pm this afternoon (October 15)
Emergency service have raced to the scene of an incident in the middle of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Multiple ambulance and police vehicles were seen at the scene of the incident on George IV Bridge.
A cordon was erected between the entrance from Central Library until Cafe Andaluz.
However, only one lane on each side of the carriageway is blocked by emergency vehicle, with the route remaining open to traffic.
Emergency services have since left the scene.
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It is believed that emergency services were responding to a medical matter.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 1258 hours today to attend an incident at the George IV Bridge in Edinburgh. We dispatched one ambulance, a rapid response resource and a critical care paramedic to the scene.”