Musselburgh news: Body found near Musselburgh Tesco with police treating death as 'unexplained'

Officers were called to Olive Bank Road in Musselburgh yesterday morning

Police in Musselburgh are treating the sudden death of a 54-year-old man in the town as ‘unexplained’.

Police were called to Olive Bank Road at around 8.15am on Tuesday following reports of a man having suddenly died. Images circulating online show emergency services surrounding a van in the nearby Tesco car park.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of the sudden death of a 54-year-old man on Olive Bank Road, Musselburgh around 8.15am on Tuesday, 14 November, 2023.”They added: “The death is being treated as unexplained but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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