Edinburgh police have raced to the scene of a collision outside a Tesco store in the north of the city this afternoon.
Officers were called to the incident on Duke Street in Leith shortly after 11:15am and sealed off part of the busy road to traffic. Crews from the Scottish Ambulance Service were also at the scene.
A pedestrian was struck by a car, police confirmed. The 76-year-old male pedestrian has been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
A statement from Trams to Newhaven read: "We’re assisting @policescotland and @Scotambservice with an incident on Duke Street. Eastbound traffic is currently being diverted via Leith Walk and westbound traffic via Easter Road. Colleagues are on site to help divert vehicles. Please avoid the area if possible."
As a result of the collision, there was said to be huge tailbacks on Easter road which are also affecting traffic flow on London road, while drivers are reportedly stuck in Tesco car park - with one stating they had been waiting to leave for twenty minutes. Bus diversions are also in place in the area.
Speaking to a reporter at the scene, one passerby said: "I didn’t see it thank god, a pedestrian was hit by a car outside the Tesco it was awful."
One eyewitness said: "I was just doing my shopping and then I heard screaming outside as I was coming out - suddenly the police arrived, a car was pulled up on the kerb outside The Bethany Shop."
Police remain at the scene this afternoon. We'll bring you more on this breaking incident as we get it.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were made aware of road traffic incident involving a pedestrian struck by a car shortly after 11.15am on Wednesday, 24 March.
"The 76-year-old male pedestrian has been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
"The road reopened around 1pm."
