Man Hit by Car on A1 Highway, Tranent

0:00It's May 2nd. This is Edinburgh News today, powered by AI. A 46-year-old man got hit by a car on the A1 highway near Trannon last Friday night, and now police are digging into what went down. It happened around 11.10 pm on 1 May, 2026, when emergency crews rushed to the scene and rushed the guy straight to the hospital for checks, no word yet on how serious it is. No one else got hurt, but the crash shut down as stretch of road for hours. From 11.10 pm, all the way till 2.30 a.m. Saturday morning, messing with late-night drivers big time. Tranted folks are no strangers to A1 headaches, with its heavy traffic always a risk for pedestrians crossing over, sparking calls for better. Safety measures around there, inquiries are still rolling to piece together the full picture, so stay tuned as we get updates on this one.