High Street reopened following earlier incident

High Street has reopened in both directions between St Mary's Street and Blackfriars Street.
High Street has been closed after a bus appeared to hit scaffolding. Picture @BrianjaffaHigh Street has been closed after a bus appeared to hit scaffolding. Picture @Brianjaffa
High Street has been closed after a bus appeared to hit scaffolding. Picture @Brianjaffa

The road was closed after it a bus apparently hit some scaffolding nearby.

A number of buses were diverted but the route has since reopened.

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The road has been closed for close to two hours following the incident just before 10:30am.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police in Edinburgh area currently in attendance in the High Street area following a minor road traffic collision involving a bus. High Street is currently closed and the public are asked to avoid the area where possible.”