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Kaitlin Easton

Man dies after van smashes into Scots home on busy road

A 48-year-old man has died after crashing into a house at Abbey Toll, near Haddington, on Saturday evening.

Emergency services raced to the A199 just before 8pm on Saturday after a Vauxhall Combo van collided with a house.

The house has now been fenced off (Callum Moffat)

Sadly the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one from within the home was injured.

The property has now been fenced off, with traffic cones surrounding the cordon.

Photographs show extensive damage to one side of the home as rubble remains pilled up behind the metal fence.

The driver sadly died on the scene (Callum Moffat)

Police are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the vehicle travelling eastbound on the A199 to get in touch.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were called to the A199 near Haddington at around 7.55pm on Saturday, 15 May after a vehicle collided with a house.

“The driver and sole occupant of the van, a 48-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Nobody from within the house was injured.

The incident happened on the A199 at Abbey Toll near Haddington (Callum Moffat)

“Enquiries are ongoing into the cause of the crash and anyone who witnessed the Vauxhall Combo van travelling eastbound on the A199 and potentially has dashcam footage, or who saw the collision, should contact Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 3797 of 15 May.”

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