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A 23-year-old woman pedestrian was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a First Bus at the top of the Mound, near the Royal Mile, at around 9.15am this morning.

The road was closed for just over 90 minutes.

A police spokeswoman said: “The woman was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.

“Southbound traffic was diverted at the Mound via Market Street until 10.50am when it was reopened.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.