Probe after police car and taxi crash

A POLICE officer was injured and taken to hospital after a police van collided with a taxi in Tollcross.

The officer was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to "minor" injuries, and was later released.

The collision took place at around 3am on Sunday in Brougham Street.

An investigation has now been set up by the force in a bid to determine the cause of the accident.

The police van was being driven by an officer on duty, but the vehicle was not responding to a 999 call at the time of the crash.

A witness said the accident took place on the corner of Lauriston Place and Brougham Street when the police van, travelling from Earl Grey Street, collided with the taxi.