Witness Appeal – Fatal Road Crash – Dirleton – East Lothian

Police today, Monday, 8 June 2020, renewed their appeal for information following a fatal road crash In East Lothian on Thursday, 4 June 2020.

Around 12.45 pm last Thursday afternoon, a 47-year-old man died following the collision between his silver Audi A4 and a black Ford Fiesta on the A198 near Dirleton, East Lothian.

The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries.

Sergeant Jennifer Forbes of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit said: 


“Our enquiries in to the crash are still continuing. We have had a decent response to our earlier appeal but we are still keen to speak to anyone who was in the area, between 12.30 pm and 12.50 pm, who may have dash-cam footage, to get in touch.

We are appealing in particular to a woman driving a dark coloured 4×4 vehicle who stopped at the scene to come forward. Her information may be very helpful to our investigation.

Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1444 of 4 June.”

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