A teenage boy has died in Fife after an accident involving three vehicles and a pedestrian.
Emergency services were called to the A985 between Cairneyhill, near Dunfermline, and Kincardine at 11.50pm on Saturday following the crash.
A 15-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
The road, which links Rosyth to Kincardine, was closed for several hours as a result. It reopened on Sunday shortly after 8am.
Police appealing for information on the crash
Police are now appealing for information on the incident.
Sergeant Colin Morrison, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of the boy involved in this incident.
“Although this happened late in the evening, we are appealing to anyone with any information surrounding the crash to come forward and speak to police.
“If you were driving in the area at the time and have any dashcam footage that could assist with our investigation, please come forward.”
‘Such sin, such a young boy’
Since news of the youngster’s death broke hundreds of tributes have been left on social media.
One person said the tragedy was “such a sin, such a young boy” while others said he “didn’t deserve this”, and they “wouldn’t have wished this to happen to my worst enemy”.
This is not the first time someone has died after an accident on this stretch of road.
In April 2019 an 84-year-old man died after an accident west of High Valleyfield.
A 61-year-old man’s car left the road and collided with a wall in August 2020. He died from his injuries a day later
A couple of months later in October that year, a 74-year-old woman died after a red Vauxhall Corsa collided with a tree on the roundabout near the junction with the A994. The woman was the passenger in the car, the 74-year-old male driver was also taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Further east near Limekilns, a 29-year-old man was killed in November 2020 while walking east of the village, whilst on Boxing Day last year a man was seriously injured and a woman and child left needing hospital treatment after a two-car crash.
‘Our hearts go out as a community’
Mr Manekshaw paid tribute to the boy following the crash.
He said: “It is very saddening.
“All life is precious, but it is especially precious when it’s a young person who hasn’t even had the chance to start living.
“Our hearts go out as a community to anyone affected by this loss.”
