Four men taken to hospital following incident at building site near Meadows

Four men have been taken to hospital following an incident at a building site near the Meadows in Edinburgh. 

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Rillbank Crescent shortly after 11am today Wednesday, June 19. 

Four ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT), and a critical care paramedic were dispatched to the scene along with police officers and firefighters. 

The Health and Safety Executive have been notified. 

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 11:01 to attend an incident on Rillbank Crescent, Edinburgh. 

“Four ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT), and a critical care paramedic were dispatched to the scene.  

“Four patients were transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.” 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.05am on Wednesday, 19 June, 2023, we were called to a report of four men injured at a building site in Rillbank Crescent, Edinburgh. 

“Emergency services are in attendance and the four men have been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Health and Safety Executive has been notified.”