East Lothian A1 road closed following multi-vehicle collision in evening traffic

A busy East Lothian road was closed on Thursday evening due to a crash involving a number of vehicles. The multi-vehicle collision caused the A1 Southbound at Musselburgh to close at around 6pm on Thursday night. It is currently unknown if there were any injuries.

Edinburgh Live understands that police officers and paramedics were at the scene at 6.20pm. Traffic was very slow on approach.

Road Traffic Scotland, took to X, formally known as Twitter to alert drivers to expect delays due to the pace of traffic.

They announced on X: "The #A1 Southbound at Musselburgh is currently CLOSED due to a multi-vehicle collision. "Police and Ambulance are on the scene. Traffic very slow on approach."

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have been approached for comment.

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