Major city road sealed off by cops & ambulance crews amid ‘police incident'
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A BUSY city centre street in Edinburgh has been locked down this morning amid a "police incident".
Emergency crews raced to Princes Street in the capital which is currently closed it off to the public.
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Princes Street has been locked down this morning amid a "police incident"
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Several cop cars and an ambulance were spotted at the scene.
The busy street has also been sealed off from the Hanover Street junction.
Early morning commuters were warned about disruption on buses and trams.
A number of key bus routes have been forced to divert.
Lothian Buses notified customers: "Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve part of Princes Street and are instead diverted via Frederick Street, George Street and South St David Street eastbound until further notice."
And the trams are only running part route between West End and Edinburgh Airport.
Edinburgh Trams wrote on X: "Due to a Police Incident, Princes Street is closed.
"We are part route between West End and Edinburgh Airport in both directions. Ticket acceptance is in place with Lothian Buses."
The nature of the incident is unknown.
Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have been approached for comment.
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