Craigmillar Park crash: Man arrested after car smashes into traffic lights in major crash in Edinburgh

A man has been arrested after a major crash yesterday evening on Craigmillar Park in Mayfield.

Police were called to the incident on the A701 at around 9 pm last night.

Pictures from the scene showed a smashed car and extensive damage to nearby traffic lights.

A video from the scene, seen by the Edinburgh Evening News, showed one man lying on the pavement near the crash site.

Lothian buses tweeted that the road was closed and buses would be diverted from the area, although this diversion is no longer in place.

One eyewitness told the Edinburgh Evening News: Driver and passenger were speeding and undertook a cyclist and went through the traffic lights at the island to avoid hitting the bus as they had lost control due to the speed they were doing.

“Looked about 80mph, they stumbled out after impact.

“Luckily no one was injured except from them”

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Police were called around 8.10pm on Thursday, 2 July, 2020, following the report of a one car crash on Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh where a car collided with a traffic island.

“Two men aged 41 and 40 were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with injuries that are not life threatening.

“The 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with road traffic offences.”

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