A woman has been taken to hospital following a collision between a number 14 double decker Lothian bus and a private coach on Ferry Road, near to the junction with Craighall Road.

Emergency services attended the incident around 9am this morning and Ferry Road has been closed as police investigate the circumstances. Drivers are advised to avoid the area.

A number of people are being treated at the scene.

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 8.58am to attend an road traffic collision on Ferry Road in Edinburgh.

“We dispatched two ambulances, a paramedic response unit, our special operations team and a manager to the scene.

“One female patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”

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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.