A teenager has been seriously injured and three others hurt in a crash on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the head-on smash on the B9157 at Meadowfield at around 10.20pm on Wednesday night.
A Seat Leon travelling west was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van heading in the opposite direction near to West Bank Cottage.
The 18-year-old female front seat passenger of the Seat sustained significant injuries to her neck and abdomen and was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy where she remains in a serious condition.
The 21-year-old male driver of the Seat was also taken to hospital, along with a 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old man, who were rear seat passengers within the same vehicle.
The driver of the Transit was uninjured.
Road policing officers responded to the scene and closed the road – known locally as the Quarry Road – for around six hours.
Bus services were also diverted on Wednesday night as a result.
Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding this collision are continuing and anyone with information is asked to come forward.
Inspector Andy Mather, from Fife's Road Policing Unit, said: "All of the occupants within the Seat Leon have sustained various serious injuries and our investigation continues to establish how this collision has occurred.
"If you were on the B9157 near Meadowfield at the time and witnessed what happened then please contact police immediately.
"Likewise, if you have any other information relevant to this inquiry then please also get in touch."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said two appliances from Kirkcaldy were summoned to the scene, but they were not required to cut the occupants of the Seat Leon out of the vehicle.
A spokesperson said all four of the injured parties were "medically trapped" in the wreckage, but were handed over to the care of paramedics.
Those with information can contact the Road Policing Unit in Fife via 101 and quote incident number 4044 of the October 3.
