A video of the incident posted to social media shows the jib fell onto the apartment block under construction. One person has been taken to hospital following the incident.
A further video shows the site evacuated and emergency services arriving at the scene.
Pal says it came down about 0930 pic.twitter.com/9JhNiZNLN0
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) November 28, 2023
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.30am on Tuesday, 28 November, 2023 we received a report that a crane collapsed at a building site in Stead’s Place in Edinburgh.
“Emergency services are in attendance.
“There are road closures in place at Leith Walk and Pilrig Street.”
The original contractor on the 110 build-to-rent apartments scheme at Stead’s Place for developer Drum Property Group was Metnor Construction who went into administration in February.
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