Man taken to hospital following Edinburgh tram incident

A 66-year-old man has been taken to hospital following an incident involving a tram in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to Constitution Street in Leith at about 1.35pm following “reports of concern” for a person.

Police and paramedics attended the scene, and an air ambulance was also dispatched.

The man was driven by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 13:33 to attend an incident on Constitution Street, Edinburgh.

“An ambulance, three special operations response teams, a paramedic response unit, a critical care paramedic and an air ambulance were dispatched to the scene.

“One patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”

The street was closed for a few hours following the incident and reopened shortly before 5pm.

Tram services were also disrupted, with services running from the airport only as far as Balfour Street before the line was later fully reopened.