A 23-year-old Edinburgh woman was rushed to hospital this afternoon (March 28) after being struck on the head by a falling tree branch in a busy part of the city centre.
The incident took place at The Mound, just off Princes Street, this morning around 8:40am after a lorry struck the branch and caused it to overhang from the road. The branch was then hit by an oncoming bus and fell to the ground, hitting the woman who was passing by.
In the astonishing turn of events, the woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for medical attention after suffering a head injury, with Police confirming that enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
