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Police in East Lothian are appealing for witnesses following a road collision near Tranent this afternoon.

The collision occurred on the A199 at Old Post Road around 4.30pm today when a white Vauxhall Astra collided with a man described as white, early 20s, clean shaven, 5ft 6in to 5ft 7in, possibly Eastern European, with short dark hair, wearing a dark hooded top and blue jeans.

Inspector Robert Rodriguez said: “This man has sustained a head injury and left  the scene before we had a chance to trace him.

“There are obvious concerns in relation to this male and any one who witnessed the accident or saw a man matching this description is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.”

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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.