Three taken to hospital after two-car crash on Queensferry Road

Two vehicles have collided on Queensferry road leaving one flipped on its roof

Three people have been taken to hospital after a horror crash left a major road closed in both directions.

Emergency services were called to reports of a two-car crash in Queensferry Road, near the junction with Orchard Road, at around 2.25pm on Thursday, September 3.

Pictures from the scene show a car which has flipped onto its roof and another damaged vehicle beside it.

Two ambulances were sent to the scene, and three patients have been taken to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Police Scotland said a driver has been reported to Procurator Fiscal in connection with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.25pm on Thursday, 3 September, 2026, police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on Orchard Road, Edinburgh.

“Vehicle recovery was arranged and one driver will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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