Three people were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment after two ambulances were sent to the scene.
A busy Edinburgh road was closed and buses diverted after a two-car crash left one vehicle flipped onto its roof.
Emergency services were called to Orchard Road, near Queensferry Road, at around 2.25pm on Thursday, September 3, following reports of a two-vehicle collision.
Images from the scene show a white car lying on its roof in the middle of the road, with extensive damage to the front of the vehicle and airbags deployed.
Debris can also be seen scattered across the road, while traffic began to build up behind the wreckage.
Police arranged for the vehicle to be recovered and one driver is set to be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Three people were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment after two ambulances were sent to the scene.
Buses had to be diverted along Craigleith Road and Orchard Brae in both directions due to the road closure.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.25pm on Thursday, 3 September, 2026, police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on Orchard Road, Edinburgh.
“Vehicle recovery was arranged and one driver will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 14:23 hours today to attend a road traffic collision on Queensferry Road in Edinburgh.
“We dispatched two ambulances to the scene, with the first resource arriving within seven minutes. We transported three patients to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”
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