Kings Road

Robin! · Post by **Robin!** » 18 Jan 2009, 13:30

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

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

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

Epykat · Post 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.

Robin! · Post 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.

BeachBum · Post 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.

BeachBum · Post 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.

Bus tracker, Town Hall Stop (21,19,42)

Robin! · Post by **Robin!** » 18 Jan 2009, 16:40

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

Epykat · Post 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.

Grunk · Post 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

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:52

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

All the lights were working this morning when I passed through on the 21.

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

From today's Scotsman:

Meanwhile, police in Edinburgh found the body of another elderly man yesterday on waste ground.

Lothian and Borders Police said that the body was discovered in bushes between Sir Harry Lauder Road and Baileyfield Road at 11.30am by a motorist.

Roads were closed and a police cordon was set up.

The death was not being treated as suspicious and police appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 19 Jan 2009, 09:30

Poor soul. Always horrible to think you've passed by a hundred times. In fact, we did pass by at about that time and there was a car with hazard lights on just before the turn off into the industrial estate. Wonder if that was who found him.

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 20 Jan 2009, 10:22

It was interesting to hear how lothian buses knew the road was closed due to the body.

Id have thought with them being a fairly significant public transport provider they would have links with the Police the same way that first do regarding sudden road closures in the Borders. The Polis gie the bus company a quick phone. But this it turns out is not the case in Edinburgh.

Lothian buses control centre found out by listening to forth 1. Thats why it took so long to organise the shuttle bus for Portobello passengers adn why the drivers had so much confusion.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 20 Jan 2009, 13:49

Why is it called the Sr Harry Lauder Road, did he suffer from congestion?

Have the ex 22's become the new 1's?

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 20 Jan 2009, 22:40

Bob Jefferson wrote:From today's Scotsman:

Meanwhile, police in Edinburgh found the body of another elderly man yesterday on waste ground.
Lothian and Borders Police said that the body was discovered in bushes between Sir Harry Lauder Road and Baileyfield Road at 11.30am by a motorist.

Roads were closed and a police cordon was set up.

The death was not being treated as suspicious and police appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Scotsman 19/01/09 wrote:
POLICE have identified the elderly man found dead in the Baileyfield Road area of Edinburgh as 81-year-old Robert Campbell McDowell.
The body of the Restalrig Road South resident was found in bushes in Portobello on Sunday.

His body was discovered at the side of waste ground between Sir Harry Lauder Road and Baileyfield Road at around 11.30am by a passing motorist.

Roads were closed at Baileyfield Road and Kings Road yesterday and a police cordon was set up while officers investigate.

Police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

Moodz · Post 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.