Police close Edinburgh road as emergency services swarm Longstone street and man taken to hospital

Redhall Gardens in Longstone, at the corner with Redhall Crescent, was closed by police shortly before 12pm today, Friday, January 9, as emergency services attended to a person found injured in the street.

Emergency services at Redhall Gardens on Friday, January 9. | Iconic Media

Around half a dozen police cars and two ambulance cars were on the scene, while an ambulance took a man to hospital at around noon. The road remained closed until 1.30pm and is now open again to the public.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were in attendance in the Redhall Gardens area of Edinburgh following a report of a person being found injured.

“Police and emergency services were called to the scene at around 11.25am on Friday, 9 January, 2026.”