An Edinburgh city centre bridge is currently closed off to pedestrians after police received reports of a man having fallen from a height.
Dean Bridge, in the city's west end, is taped off with a huge emergency service presence in attendance following the incident on Monday afternoon, February 6.
Police, as well as paramedics, are present at busy road and officers have confirmed that they were called to a report of a man having fallen from the bridge around 1.40pm.
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Drivers, including several Lothian Bus services, were temporarily diverted away from the area above Dean Village but the route appears to have re-opened to two-way traffic.
A cordon covering the footpath over the bridge is in place, however.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.40pm on Monday, 6 February, police were called to a report that a man had fallen from Dean Bridge, Edinburgh. Police and Ambulance are at the scene.”
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