Man, 66, injured after being hit by tram in Edinburgh

A tram and a fire engine behidn a line of blue and white police tape. The tram is red and has a black front window and is on the left of the image. The fire engine is on the right of the image. A police officer is standing on the pavement in front of the tape. The front of an ambulance response car is in the lower left of the image.

Constitution Street was closed after the incident involving a tram and a pedestrian

A 66-year-old man has been injured after being struck by a tram in Edinburgh.

Emergency crews closed off Constitution Street in Leith at about 13:35 following the incident near the stop at The Shore.

The man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Tram services were suspended for about two hours before the road was reopened at about 15:15.

A spokesperson for Edinburgh Trams said staff had supported emergency responders at the scene.

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