A woman was seriously injured after falling from a bridge onto the carriageway at the Calder junction of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass around 4pm yesterday afternoon.
The woman was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where she is in a serious condition.
The road was closed in both direction causing delays for drivers during the rush hour.
An investigation into the circumstances is underway.
A police spokesman said: “We were called to the A720 Edinburgh city bypass at around 4pm on Monday after a female fell from an overpass at Calder junction onto the carriageway.
“The road was closed while emergency services attended and the woman was taken to hospital where she is in a serious condition.
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.
