Police Scotland arrest and charge three people after Inverness city centre masonry incident on Union Street

Three people have been arrested and charged after heavy masonry fell and smashed onto a busy Inverness city centre street.

The two men and a woman will appear at Inverness Sheriff Court later this month.

Union Street was cordoned off and closed to traffic and pedestrians for over an hour as police and firefighters responded to the emergency call at 3.15 pm on Saturday (May 3).

There were no reports of injuries after the chunk of rooftop stonework plunged onto the street from above the Harry Gow bakery and the Old Royal Buildings, smashing on the pavement.

Witnesses on social media said it was fortunate nobody was hurt.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 3.15pm on Saturday, 3 May, 2025, we received a report of masonry having fallen from a building on Union Road, Inverness.

"Emergency services attended and the road was closed for the area to be made safe. There were no reported injuries. The road reopened around 4.30pm.

"Two men, aged 38 and 24, and one woman aged 24, have been arrested and charged in connection with reckless conduct.

“They are due to appear at Inverness Sheriff at a later date."