Five people are in hospital after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians in Edinburgh.
Cops were called to Rose Street in the capital after reports of a serious incident outside a nightclub.
Mercy crews arrived at 12.40am on Sunday morning and two men aged 39 and 60-years old, and three women aged 37, 22 and 65, were all taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Their conditions are understood to be stable.
The vehicle failed to stop at the scene and police were forced to pursue before it crashed into a bus on Lothian Road.
A 36-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.
Police have closed down sections of Rose Street, Frederick Street and Lothian Road as an investigation into the crash continues.
Officers are examining a damaged vehicle behind the cordon.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.40am on Sunday, 12 September, we received reports of five pedestrians being hit by a vehicle on Rose Street near its junction with Frederick Street in Edinburgh.
“Two men aged 39 and 60-years old, and three women aged 37, 22 and 65, were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment where they all remain in stable conditions.
“The vehicle did not stop at the scene and continued to Lothian Road where it was involved in a crash with another vehicle. No further people were injured.
“Officers arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the incident. Enquires remain ongoing.
"Lothian Road remains closed up to the Western Approach junction."
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