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Man knocked down by fire engine Fire engine crash victim critical
(about 21 hours later)
A man has been knocked down by a fire engine in East Lothian. A 35-year-old man is critically ill in hospital after being knocked down by a fire engine.
He was hit by the vehicle on Musselburgh High Street at about 1715 GMT. Police said he was struck as he crossed Musselburgh High Street in East Lothian at about 1715 GMT on Friday.
The emergency services have not said if the appliance was responding to an emergency call. The condition of the pedestrian is not yet known. The fire crew based at Musselburgh was on its way to an emergency call in the Wallyford area.
Lothian and Borders Police said the road had been closed while an investigation into the accident is being carried out. Lothian and Borders Police said initial investigations showed that the fire engine had its sirens on at the time of the accident.
A force spokesman said: "As the fire tender travelled east on the A199 with it's audible warning signs activated a male pedestrian aged 35 years has attempted to cross the carriageway in front of the on-coming appliance.
"He was thereafter hit by the front of the fire tender sustaining life-threatening injuries."
The man was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where he remains critically ill.
The road was closed for five hours while an investigation into the accident was carried out.
Police appealed for any witnesses to the accident to contact them.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service have not commented.