Fire crews cut women free after crash at Broughton Street junction

An injured woman who was trapped in her car after a crash had to be freed by firefighters.

The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Broughton Street and Albany Street in central Edinburgh at about 12.40am on Saturday after a collision between two vehicles.

Hydraulic cutting equipment was needed to remove the woman from her vehicle and she was then taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance.