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Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

Woman rushed to Edinburgh hospital following three-car smash in East Lothian

A woman has been rushed to hospital after a three-car smash in East Lothian on Thursday afternoon, May 19.

The incident occurred on the A199 just outside Dunbar and involved two cars and a minibus.

Locals reported seeing emergency services racing down the A1 motorway before arriving at the incident, and the road is still closed while the vehicles are cleared.

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The two drivers of the remaining vehicles are not believed to be injured but Police Scotland confirmed enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

A spokesperson for the force said: "Around 3.50 pm on Thursday, 19 May, 2022, police were called to a three vehicle road crash, two cars and a minibus, on the A199 at Dunbar near the Belhaven Smokehouse.

"A woman, the driver of one of the vehicles, has been taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. No details on any injury. No other reports of injury at this time.

"Enquiries into the cause of the crash are continuing.

The road remains closed until vehicles have been removed."

The road on which the smash occurred is one of the main routes from East Lothian to Edinburgh. A number of people reported that police have been there for several hours.

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