Edinburgh bypass closed due to multiple car crash

The bypass is closed westbound at Lothianburn due to an ongoing road traffic collision.
The RTC is causing delays.The RTC is causing delays.
The RTC is causing delays.

There has been a multiple car accident on the Edinburgh bypass this afternoon, resulting in the closure of both westbound lanes at Lothianburn junction.

Emergency services were called out to the collision at 4.25pm on Saturday. Drivers are to expect lengthy delays, with diversions in place via the off and on slip-roads.

Queues are all the way back to the Straiton Junction – about three miles.

More to follow.