A ROAD in Edinburgh has been closed after a bin lorry struck a block of flats.
Police were called to the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh at around 6.50am on Monday morning after the incident.
The driver of the lorry sustained a minor leg injury, but no one else was hurt.
The road was closed off by police so the building could be assessed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 6.50am on Monday August 15, to a report of a bin lorry colliding with a block of flats on Calton Road, at the junction with Abbeyhill Crescent, Edinburgh.
“The lorry driver sustained a minor leg injury.
“No one else was injured.
“The road is currently closed while the building is assessed.
“Road users are advised to avoid the area.”
