Edinburgh Princes Street incident: 20-year-old man pronounced dead as police lock down major city street

A 20-year-old man has died on one of Edinburgh's busiest streets, with police locking down the city centre location.

Police were called shortly before 4am to reports of an injured man on Princes Street. He died at the scene. Enquiries remain ongoing but the force said that "there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances" in relation to the young man's death.

Princes Street is currently closed with diversions in place for westbound buses and trams. Trams, which run from Edinburgh Airport into the city centre, will terminate at the West End stop. On the other end of the route, trams will also run from Newhaven and Balfour, with tram ticket acceptance on Lothian Buses between Foot of the Walk and Haymarket.

In a statement, police said the closures run between Frederick Street and Castle Street and have urged people to avoid the area if they can. Lothian Buses has listed a number of diversion to bus services with 31 routes being affected. For more information please check the Lothian Buses website.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.50am on Friday, 13 October, 2023, we were called to a report of an injured man on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Emergency services attended however the 20-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.”