Pick-up truck driver taken to hospital after four car crash closes road

A man was taken to hospital after a four-car crash closed the A71 in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to the road near the Calder Junction, after receiving reports of a multi-vehicle collision at around 7.30am on Tuesday.

A 53-year-old man, the driver of an orange Ford Ranger, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

The road was closed while a collision investigation took place and reopened at 10.40am.

Sergeant Paul Ewing, of the East Road Policing Unit, said: “Our investigation to establish the full circumstances of this collision is ongoing and I would urge anyone who can help to come forward.

“We would like to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage or who saw the orange vehicle on the road prior to the crash.

“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 0555 of October 10.”

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