Police were forced to call on the public to stop sharing viral pictures and videos after the incident in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. Disturbing images claiming to show a 'severed head' have circulated on social media, causing distress to the victim ...

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 cordoned off an Edinburgh party district amid reports of a severed head being found in the street. Officers in the Scottish capital set up two forensic tents in the Cowgate area of the city on Saturday evening and confirmed they were responding to a “serious road traffic collision”.

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

Police in Edinburgh are investigating reports that a “severed head” was found in the city centre on Saturday evening.

A pensioner has died after being struck by a single decker bus amid reports of a severed head being found in the street.

Police cordoned off an Edinburgh party district amid reports of a severed head being found in the street. Officers in the Scottish capital set up two forensic tents in the Cowgate area of the city on Saturday evening and confirmed they were responding to a “serious road traffic collision”.

Officers reportedly swooped on the Cowgate area after a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck by a bus. Gruesome images of the head have been shared on Facebook, though these have not been verified by the media.