Emergency services are at the scene of a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian in Edinburgh. 

Dundee Street in the Fountainbridge area of the city is currently closed between Viewforth and Gibson Terrace. 

Police have asked the public to avoid the area 

A police spokesperson said: “Dundee Street is closed between Viewforth and Gibson Terrace due to a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian. 

“Emergency services are in attendance and people are being urged to avoid the area. 

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.