A 21-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving after a double decker bus collided with a walkway at the Western General Hospital on Sunday afternoon and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
A police spokesperson said: “Police in Edinburgh were called to the Western General Hospital at 3.25pm on Sunday 17 September following a report that a double-decker bus had collided with a bridge.
“Six of the seven passengers, men and women aged between 14 and 60, were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with a number of injuries. Thankfully, none of the injuries were life-threatening.
“The road was reopened around 8.45pm while investigations were conducted at the scene and the vehicle was recovered.
“The 21-year-old driver has been charged with dangerous driving and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
“Enquiries continue and anyone who may have witnessed this and has not yet spoken to officers is urged to contact Edinburgh’s Road Policing Unit via 101, quoting incident number 2477 of 17th September.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
