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| Falling road cone injures tourist | Falling road cone injures tourist |
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| A tourist is in a serious condition in hospital in Edinburgh after being hit on the head by a falling traffic cone. | A tourist is in a serious condition in hospital in Edinburgh after being hit on the head by a falling traffic cone. |
| Police believe the cone was dropped from George IV Bridge onto Merchant Street where 23-year-old Kate Flannery, from Dublin, was walking. | |
| She is being treated for spinal injuries at the city's Western General Hospital. | She is being treated for spinal injuries at the city's Western General Hospital. |
| Ms Flannery was injured at about 0340 GMT on Sunday. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | |
| Stable condition | |
| A spokesman said the woman injured by the cone was in a "serious but not life-threatening" condition. Ms Flannery's family has travelled to Edinburgh from Dublin to be at her bedside. | |
| A spokesman for NHS Lothian confirmed that Ms Flannery was in a stable condition in hospital. | |
| Lothian and Borders Police appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | |
| "Our inquiries are still at an early stage and we are still trying to establish if this was a random incident or a prank that went wrong," said a spokesman. | |
| "They might not have realised the consequences of their actions, but if they come forward now it will obviously be better for them." |