Tragedy as man dies in East Lothian crash which saw road closed for hours
A 55-year-old man has died following a crash in East Lothian which saw a busy road closed for hours.
Emergency services were called to Haddington Road (A199 ) in Tranent at around 12pm on Tuesda,y March 10 following reports of a crash involving a white Vauxhall Vivaro and a parked blue Citroen C3 Aircross.
The driver of the Vauxhall was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he later died. No-one else was injured. The road was closed to allow for crash investigation and vehicle recovery and was fully re-opened around 3.30pm.
Sergeant Jamie Humpage said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died in this crash.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish exactly what happened and I’d appeal to anyone who was in the area around the time of the crash and may have witnessed it or anyone with dash-cam footage which could assist, to come forward.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 1209 of 10 March.
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