Waverley Bridge closed due to fatal road traffic incident

Police in Edinburgh are currently dealing with a fatal road traffic accident on Waverley Bridge, which happened shortly after 5pm.

Traffic in the area is congested as Waverley Bridge is completely closed, and will remain so for some hours while full accident investigations are carried out.

The accident involved a man being struck by a car on the bridge near to the pedestrian ramp entrance to Waverley Station.

Details of the victim will be released once next-of-kin are notified.