Kings Road

by **Robin!** » 18 Jan 2009, 13:30

Anybody know what's happened? Traffic was getting rerouted due to an accident.

by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Jan 2009, 14:03

Sir Harry Lauder Road was closed at the Milton Road end as well.

by **Epykat** » 18 Jan 2009, 14:04

Chaos! It's just taken us an hour to get from the High Street to Moira Terrace. Radio said reports of somebody 'found injured in the road'. Doesn't say they've been hit by a vehicle but wouldn't surprise me. More than that I don't know.

by **Robin!** » 18 Jan 2009, 14:16

I was in the industrial estate at 12pm, the 26 got redirected up Sir H's towards Asda, the police let thru an ambulance.

I've witnessed some shoddy driving there, folk ignoring the temp lights an accident almost happened in front of me.

by **BeachBum** » 18 Jan 2009, 14:22

Aye, its amazing what a carryon can be caused by one body.

And nobody from lothian buses is letting people in porty know whats happening regarding buses. 15 minutes i was standing letting people know about the diversions buses wise.

by **BeachBum** » 18 Jan 2009, 14:46

Ive just noticed aswell that bus tracker is still saying buses are serving Portobello town hall stops, which infact they are not, well atleast werent a short time ago and when I spoke to the Police at work they said the road was going to be closed fr a couple of hours probably.

Isnt the point of bus tracker that it provides up to date information? Clearly not in this case, yet the system is able to do it.

by **Robin!** » 18 Jan 2009, 16:40

So is it true a body was found and it wasnt a crash?

by **Epykat** » 18 Jan 2009, 17:07

According to an intrepid reporter (my daughter and her dogs!) there was a white van surrounded by about 6 police cars and two ambulances at the King's Road end. Reports on radio still saying 'person found on road' and not 'RTA'. Road open now though apparently.

by **Grunk** » 18 Jan 2009, 17:19

I thought it would be a traffic incident as the the lights were out last night when I went through.

If it was an accident, then surely it has to be notched up against the traffic light scheme, as if there were no roadworks then ther would be no accident

by **BeachBum** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:52

by **Bob Jefferson** » 19 Jan 2009, 09:13

by **Epykat** » 19 Jan 2009, 09:30

by **BeachBum** » 20 Jan 2009, 10:22

by **Porty** » 20 Jan 2009, 13:49

by **BeachBum** » 20 Jan 2009, 22:40

by **Moodz** » 26 Jan 2009, 01:24

[quote="Porty"]Why is it called the Sr Harry Lauder Road, did he suffer from congestion?

[quote]

You have to keep right on to the end of the road.

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