Police Scotland has confirmed the death of a 74-year-old man who was struck by a single-decker bus on Cowgate in Edinburgh, on Saturday evening (2nd November). An eyewitness told The Edinburgh Tab that a head had been found “decapitated” on the ground of the city’s party district.

Edinburgh has been rocked by unverified reports of a ‘severed head’ having been found in Cowgate after a horror bus crash which killed a 74-year-old man.

POLICE have locked down Edinburgh’s Cowgate amid reports a severed head and body have been found after a horror road crash. Pictures and videos seen by the Scottish Sun appear to show the

A man has reportedly been found “decapitated” on the streets of Cowgate, following eyewitness accounts from an Edinburgh University student. Officers were called to the scene at around 7:30pm on Saturday the 2nd of November.

A statement from Police Scotland Edinburgh reads: "Emergencies services are responding to a road traffic incident in Cowgate, Edinburgh. Blair Street, Guthrie Street, Candlemaker Road are closed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes. Thank you for your patience."

Police have been dispatched to Edinburgh's Cowgate area following an incident where a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, amidst circulating reports of a "severed head" discovered on the street. The capital's officers reported to the scene of a critical road collision at 7.

Hundreds of revellers were told to leave pubs and bars along the city's Cowgate street last night before forensic officers arrived.

Police Scotland issued an update on the incidents in the capital last night.