A police investigation is underway after a 72-year-old taxi driver died following a collision with a Peugeot Boxer van at around 12.30am on Sunday on the southbound carriageway of the A1 between the Old Craighall and Wallyford junction.
Road policing officers closed the road for around six hours.
The 53-year-old male driver of the van was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Sergeant Roger Park from Police Scotland’s trunk road patrol group said: “Tragically as a result of this collision, a 72-year-old man has died and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
Those with information can contact Police Scotland on 101.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
