East Lothian police hunt runaway driver as vehicle crashes into racetrack gatewayOfficers are carrying out enquiries. Inquiries are ongoing (Image: Google Maps)East Lothian police have launched an investigation after a vehicle crashed into a gateway at Musselburgh Racecourse. The vehicle had been reported stolen on Thursday. ‌A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.40pm on Thursday, 19 February, 2026, officers were called to Musselburgh Racecourse after a vehicle crashed into a gateway. “The vehicle was reported stolen earlier in the day from a premises in Inveresk Mills Industrial Park.

Source: Daily Mirror February 22, 2026 00:16 UTC