Woman charged after car crashes into Edinburgh basement
Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 9 Oct, 18:37 · Archive
A woman has been charged after her car crashed into a basement on Rutland Square in Edinburgh's West End on Friday afternoon.
A woman has been charged in connection with a road traffic offence after her car crashed into a basement on Rutland Square in Edinburgh's West End on Friday, 9 October.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 1.35pm. Police quickly cordoned off the street whilst firefighters attended. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service mobilised two appliances and worked to make the area safe after the car had smashed through railings and into the basement of a building.
Photographs from the scene show the white car with its front bumper protruding outwards from the basement level, with the lower half of the vehicle below pavement level. Cones and police tape cordoned off the area around the missing railings.
One female casualty was assessed at the scene and subsequently taken to hospital to be checked over. She has since been charged in connection with the incident.
Video footage showed a tow truck lifting the car up from the basement of the building, supervised by police officers. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
How it is being reported
- Woman charged after car crashes into Edinburgh basementVideo footage of the incident showed a tow truck lifting the car up into the air from the basement of the building.BBC Edinburgh East And Fife · 9 Oct, 18:31
- Woman charged after car crashes into basement of building on Rutland Square in Edinburgh city centreThe female drivers was also taken to hospital to be treated for her injuriesEdinburgh Evening News · 9 Oct, 18:24
- Edinburgh woman charged after car plummeted into West End basementThe female driver of the car was taken to hospital to be checked over before being charged.Edinburgh Live · 9 Oct, 18:10
- One Edinburgh casualty as car plunges into basement on busy West End streetThe street has been cordoned off by police.Edinburgh Live · 9 Oct, 16:07
- Edinburgh street taped off by police after car 'smashes into basement'Police and fire crews are on the sceneEdinburgh Live · 9 Oct, 14:48
In this story: Rutland Square · Edinburgh · Scottish Fire and Rescue Service · Police Scotland
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