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Major rail route reopens after lorry crashes onto tracks in East Lothian

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A major rail route has reopened after a lorry crashed onto the tracks in East Lothian.

The vehicle left the road and hit a wall before landing on the East Coast Main Line at Haddington Road in Wallyford, on Thursday.

The 41-year-old driver was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

A crane was brought in to remove the lorry from the tracks and crews worked through the night to restore services.

Network Rail said the line, just south of Edinburgh, had reopened and train operators were working to restart train services as soon as possible.

However, rail operator LNER has urged passengers travelling between Edinburgh and Newcastle not to travel on Friday.

Police Scotland has appealed for any witnesses to the crash to come forward.

Officers now want to hear from motorists who may have dash-cam footage of the incident.

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It is understood the HGV destroyed a lineside signalling cabinet.

Network Rail said teams had successfully removed the lorry and repaired damaged overhead line equipment, boundary and retaining walls and replaced two rails as a precautionary measure.

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The lorry crashed onto the tracks in East Lothian
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The driver was taken to hospital but his injuries were not believed to be life threatening

Sgt Ross Drummond, of Lothian and Scottish Borders Road Policing Unit, said: "Our investigation to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing.

"If you were in the area at the time, please think back and get in touch with us if you have any information which may be able to assist our investigation."