Here is everything we know so far about the horror crash. Major emergency services operationOfficers descended on Cowgate at around 7.30pm on Saturday, November 2, and closed the road. The street was taped off and officers were seen standing guard.

Police have confirmed a man was involved in a road traffic incident after being hit by a vehicle in Edinburgh last night.Eyewitnesses on social media reported seeing a 'severed head' at the scene after pubs in the bustling Cowgate area were forced to close at around 7:30pm last night.

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.

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.