Early morning accident in Leith as car crashes on Salamander Place

Emergency services have attended an early morning accident in Leith after a car appeared to crash into a bollard at the corner of Salamander Street and Salamander Place.

It is understood that there were no serious injuries though locals reported seeing one police car and one ambulance at the scene at around 7.15am on Tuesday.

"The front of the car was completely smashed up" one resident told the Edinburgh Evening News

There are no reports that this will affect traffic in the area.

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