A 30-year-old Edinburgh man was rushed to hospital following a serious attack in the Gilmerton area on Monday morning.
Emergency services scrambled to Ferniehill Drive following the serious attack and the man taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Locals reported the man was stabbed.
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Police taped off Old Dalkeith Road at Ferniehill with the area closed for hours on Monday, January 23. Swarms of police and ambulances were reported at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.20am on Monday, January, 23 we were called to a report of a man having been seriously attacked in the Ferniehill Drive area of Gilmerton, Edinburgh.
“A 30-year-old man has been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Enquiries are ongoing."
Lothian Buses confirmed that a number of buses have been diverted since 3.30am. The bus operator states on the website: "Closure of Old Dalkeith Road at Ferniehill means extra traffic and delays on alternative route, notably: The Wisp, Niddrie Mains Road, Craigmillar Castle Road, Gilmerton Road."
It adds: "Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Old Dalkeith Road and are instead diverted via Gilmerton Road and Moredunvale Road on journeys to The Royal Infirmary and via Moredunvale Road, Craigour Drive, Craigour Avenue, Moredun Park Road and Gilmerton Road on journeys from The Royal Infirmary until further notice."
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