An investigation is underway after two men were hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries after a car crashed on railway lines following a police chase during the early hours of this morning.
The driver of the vehicle will be reported to the procurator fiscal.
A police spokesman said: “A black Honda Civic was seen on Inveresk Road, Musselburgh around 2.40am on the 29th August however failed to stop for officers, and after a short pursuit, the vehicle left the road coming to a stop on the railway tracks close to Sir Harry Lauder Road.
“The driver and passengers of the vehicle were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The 27 year old male driver will be reported in relation to road traffic offences.”
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.