Four men taken to hospital after being injured in incident at building site

Four men have been taken to hospital after being injured at a building site in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to the site on Rillbank Crescent around 11.05am on Wednesday, June 19.

Four ambulances, two special operations response teams, and a critical care paramedic were dispatched to the scene and four men were taken to Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

Their conditions are currently unknown.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.05am on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, we were called to a report of four men injured at a building site in Rillbank Crescent, Edinburgh.

“Emergency services are in attendance and the four men have been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

“Health and Safety Executive has been notified.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 11.01 to attend an incident on Rillbank Crescent, Edinburgh. Four ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT), and a critical care paramedic were dispatched to the scene.

“Four patients were transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”

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