Taxi driver charged after Cowgate crash leaves three injured

A taxi driver has been charged under the road traffic act after a crash in which his three passengers were injured.

The crash happened in Edinburgh’s Cowgate at around 9.20pm on Saturday.

A taxi driver has been charged after three passengers were injured in the Cowgate area yesterday. Picture: Google Mapsplaceholder image
A taxi driver has been charged after three passengers were injured in the Cowgate area yesterday. Picture: Google Maps

The women are receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries at the Royal Edinburgh Infirmary.

Police said a 64-year-old man has been charged under Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Edinburgh Road Policing Unit quoting incident number 4400 of April 29.

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