SuppliedA man has been left injured after a bin lorry crashed into a block of flats in Edinburgh.
Officers were called to the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh at around 6.50am on Monday following the incident.
The driver of the vehicle was left with a minor leg injury. No one else was hurt in the incident.
The road was closed off by police so the building could be assessed.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “We were called around 6.50am on Monday August 15, to a report of a bin lorry colliding with a block of flats on Calton Road, at the junction with Abbeyhill Crescent, Edinburgh.
“The lorry driver sustained a minor leg injury.
“No one else was injured.
“The road is currently closed while the building is assessed.
“Road users are advised to avoid the area.”
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