A1 Road Closure After Police Incident in East Lothian

It's May 3rd.

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Emergency crews rushed to a police incident on the A1 near Trannet in East Lothian last

Friday night.

It kicked off around 11.24pm on May 1st, shutting down the major road in both directions.

Locals on the scene described it as a crash, though officials haven't confirmed details

yet.

The closure dragged on for hours, with traffic-skulling issuing alerts about the full blockage.

The driver-spaced, massive backups, and photos captured long lines of frustrated traffic

stretching out under the night lights.

The road finally reopened around 2.40am, clearing the way for everyone stuck there.

Police Scotland got reached for more info, but no word back so far.

Keep an eye on those updates as they drop rows like this can flip quick, so stay safe

out there.