A 48-year-old pedestrian has lost his life following a collision with a vehicle in the Fife town of Lochgelly. According to BBC News, emergency services attended the scene on Lumphinnans Road in the early hours of the morning, where the man was pronounced dead.
Police responded to the incident at approximately 01:30. A black Volkswagen Golf was involved in the collision, and the vehicle's driver, a 28-year-old man, was taken into custody on suspicion of a road traffic offence. Investigators have not yet disclosed the circumstances that led to the crash or whether charges have been filed.
The incident resulted in the closure of Lumphinnans Road while officers conducted their investigation. The road remained sealed off for several hours before being reopened to traffic at around 07:50.
Appeal for witnesses
Police are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or captured footage on dash cameras. Sergeant Tom Aitken stated that
if you were on Lumphinnans Road and witnessed the crash, or may have dash cam footage of significance, please get in touch.Inquiries into the incident are continuing, and officers have urged members of the public with relevant information to come forward.
This incident adds to a series of fatal road collisions across Scotland in recent months. A fatal three-car crash on the A92 in Fife in October resulted in the death of a 24-year-old woman, while another multi-vehicle collision on the A68 near St Boswells in September claimed the life of a 38-year-old man.
