Woman, 28, rushed to hospital with serious injuries following crash in East Lothian

A young woman was rushed to hospital last night after sustaining serious injuries following a horror car crash in East Lothian.

Emergency services rushed to Ormiston Road, Tranent, at the junction with the B6355 shortly after 7.45pm on Saturday, June 15 following reports of the collision involving a grey Lexus RX350 and a red Kia Sportage.

The 28-year-old female driver of the Kia was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment for a serious injury.

The 68-year-old female driver and 87-year-old male passenger of the Lexus were also taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The road was closed to allow for a collision investigation to take place.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the crash and officers are appealing for witnesses.

Road Policing Sergeant Allan Russell said: “Our investigation into this collision is ongoing and I would urge anyone who has information to get in touch. We would be keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle before the collision occurred. If anyone has any dashcam footage from the area, please let us know.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3448 of 15 June, 2024.

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