Major Leith route remains blocked to traffic following police incident at Cables Wynd House
A police cordon near Cables Wynd House has been in place since Sunday evening (July 5).
A major traffic route through Leith remains blocked this morning (July 6) following a late-night police incident.
Emergency services were seen outside Cables Wynd House near Henderson Street with a police cordon erected.
The incident is believed to have taken place at around 10pm on Sunday evening (July 5).
The nature of the incident has not yet been confirmed. Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.
In footage seen by the Edinburgh Evening News, a forensics team was seen at the scene as well as ambulance staff.
As a result of the ongoing response, Henderson Street remains blocked to traffic this morning.
Lothian Buses confirmed that services in the area have been diverted and are also unable to serve The Shore and Commercial Street as a result.
Services 16, 17, 35, 36, N16, and N35 have all been diverted via Great Junction Street and North Junction Street in both directions until further notice.
The service 34 has been diverted via Great Junction Street and North Junction Street for the northbound route only until further notice.
Comments
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article.