Edinburgh A720 city bypass drivers warned of delays as police at scene of crash

A crash on Edinburgh's city bypass has triggered delays on Tuesday afternoon with drivers urged to "approach with caution".

The incident, which is understood to have taken place at around 2.03pm on February 17 has closed one lane of the A720 westbound at the Calder junction.

The exact nature of the crash [1]and how many vehicles are involved in the collision is currently not known. Images from the scene appear to show emergency services [2]in attendance including a police van and trunk road incident support vehicle. Advertisement

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Sharing the news on X (formerly Twitter), Traffic Scotland wrote: "A720 Calder. The A720 is restricted WESTBOUND due to a road traffic collision blocking lane 1.

"Drivers should use caution on approach and expect delays.

Current delay approx.

16 mins."

Police Scotland [3] have been approached for comment.

References

^ crash (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
^ emergency services (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
^ Police Scotland (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)