Officers were alerted after the man was found unconscious on Faside Road, Tranent, on Monday. Officers were alerted after a man was found unconscious on Faside Road, Tranent, at around 6.55am on Monday. Emergency services were called and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police confirmed that the man’s next of kin has been told, and said there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.55am on Monday, March 17, police received a report a man was found unconscious on Faside Road, Tranent. “Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. “There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.” STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country '+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text+' "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title+" "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text+" Hearts B were defeated 4-2 by Tranent in the Lowland League at Foresters Park on Saturday afternoon Angus Beith made two changes from the 1-1 away draw against Broomhill on Tuesday evening Lucas Smith and Connor Dow came in to replace Kenzi Nair and Gregor Crookston who were both sent off late on in Dumbarton it was a proud moment for twin brothers Alfie & Stanley Wilson who came on in the second half to make their Hearts B debut at 16 years old Tranent looked the most threatening in the first half and held the majority of the possession The Hearts defence was tested early on as skipper Scott Gray whipped in a threatening ball from the right wing The Wee Jambos had a good chance to take the lead after 15 minutes played Mackenzie Ross picked up the ball in midfield and drove forward well and slipped in captain Aiden Haddow behind the Tranent defence but Kelby Mason was quick off his line to close it down and it was scrambled away to safety Hearts would quickly rue the missed opportunity The long throw was heaved into the box from the right and Daniel Handling hit a first time strike on his right foot to slot past Lyndon Tas for 1-0 The hosts doubled their advantage in the 27th minute The ball was played over the top of the Hearts defence to Ben Miller in the box who got a shot off and it took a cruel deflection off the boot of Lucas Smith and into the back of the net Dom Plank pulled a goal back for the Wee Jambos not long after Aiden Haddow played a fantastic cut back to Plank in the box who smashed one home from close range for 2-1 Tranent restored their two goal lead before half-time Daniel Handling had his jersey pulled by Gregor Burn and was brought down Ben Miller converted from the spot to make it 3-1 Tranent were awarded another penalty in the 60th minute the ball unfortunately struck the hand of Gregor Burn just inside the area and the referee pointed to the spot once again Ben Miller scored into the bottom right corner which crept under gloves of Lyndon Tas for his second penalty goal of the afternoon to make it 4-1 Hearts struggled to fashion openings against Darren Smith’s side in the second half Dominic Plank got down the left wing and whipped a great ball into the box and Mackenzie Ross headed it past Kelby Mason for 4-2 But it was too late in the day for the men in maroon as Tranent went on to secure the win Speaking to the Official Hearts Website at full-time “Today I'm quite disappointed with the performance levels We started the game well and we had a really good chance through Aiden (Haddow) and didn’t take it and it would have been good for us to go 1-0 up that early We need to be ready and anticipating and thinking about winning the space It led to a lot of their success and them getting momentum in the game and we couldn’t wrestle that back in the second-half.” Beith spoke about the debuts of Alfie & Stanley Wilson and spoke about their progression in the Hearts academy He said: “I think it's a result of consistent hard work over a long period of time I've known them for a number of years now and they're both terrific lads “They’ve worked tremendously hard over the last four years to improve so it’s really good for them to get on the pitch I thought Alfie did really well when he came on and Stanley also had some good moments © Copyright 2016 - 2025 Heart of Midlothian