Police raced to Drum Street after a car overturned on Friday evening.
Enquiries are ongoing, though witnesses from the scene have said no one has been injured. The incident, which took place at around 5.30pm, saw the car flipped with windows and roof smashed.
A resident in the area said: "He clipped another car and tipped, went into the air and hit another car on the back from the other direction.
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"It doesn't look like anyone has been injured."
Lothian Buses updated passengers, saying: "Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve Drum Street and are instead diverted via Gilmerton Station Road, Lasswade Road, Gilmerton Dykes Street and Newtoft Street in both directions until further notice."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At 5.35pm, police were alerted to a road crash on Drum Street, Edinburgh.
"Emergency services are on the scene. Enquiries are ongoing."
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