Three officers taken to hospital after crash involving police vehicles

Three police officers have been taken to hospital following a crash involving two marked police vehicles.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Broughton Street in Edinburgh city centre at about 6am on Friday.

A damaged police car and police van were taken away from the scene by a recovery vehicle.

The area was taped off by police before Broughton Street reopened after 9am.

Police said investigations into the crash to establish the full circumstances are continuing.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We dispatched two ambulances, two special operations response teams, and a rapid resuscitation response unit to the scene.

“Three patients were transported to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it sent one appliance to the scene and crews later left after ensuring the area had been made safe.