AN AMBULANCE took a person to hospital after an incident in Prestonpans this afternoon. 

The Scottish Ambulance Service received the a call at 1.02pm to attend an incident on Hawthorn Road. 

One person was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 1.02pm to attend an incident on Hawthorn Road, Prestonpans.

"An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”