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James Delaney

Scottish man 40, killed in early morning East Lothian collision on busy motorway

A man has died after being hit by a car on a busy East Lothian motorway in the early hours of the morning.

The 40-year-old is said to have been struck by the black Ford Fiesta at around 1am on Sunday, March 13 in a collision on the A1 near Dunbar.

Police and ambulance personnel rushed to the area after the driver of the vehicle, who was uninjured in the incident, contacted the emergency services.

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The man received treatment from paramedic crews but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers closed the road for more than five hours to allow for a ‘collision investigation’ to be completed by colleagues.

An appeal has now been launched for further information with anyone who may have witnessed the incident asked to contact police immediately.

Road policing chiefs say they are especially interested in hearing from motorists with dashboard-mounted cameras that may have captured the collision.

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Sergeant Jennifer Forbes, from the roads unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died and we are continuing our enquiries to find out the full circumstances of what happened.

"I am appealing to anyone who may have been in the area and saw what happened to get in touch.

"We would also like to hear from you if you were driving in the area and have dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0269 of Sunday, 13 March, 2022.

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