A crane has collapsed at a housing development in Leith, causing emergency crews to shut down a large section of Leith Walk. Eyewitnesses described the sound of the collapse as “like an earthquake”. A person has been taken to the city’s Royal Infirmary for treatment, according to the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). The arm of the crane is understood to have toppled at Drum Property Group’s Stead’s Place development before 9:30 am on Tuesday.
Podiatrist Sara Henderson, who works at the nearby NHS clinic, said one worker narrowly avoided being hit as the crane arm collapsed while he worked on the roof. She said “We just saw the arm collapse, the metal joists folded like matchsticks. All of the workers started running. There was one man on the roof who looked like he was going to be caught by the arm, but it narrowly missed him. A few of the patients in the waiting room said it sounded like an earthquake.”
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, colleagues from Police Scotland and the ambulance service, as well as eight appliances remain on site. The development includes over 140 high-quality apartments, with 38 earmarked for affordable housing. The road remains closed between Leith Walk and Pilrig Street.
An ambulance spokesperson said: “We received a call at 09:30 today to attend an incident in Leith, Edinburgh. We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene and transported one patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
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