An investigation is to be launched into road safety on a street where a pensioner was killed.
Fife Council has agreed to carry out a pedestrian assessment survey on Moray Way North in Dalgety Bay, where Mary McNeill, 76, lost her life.
She died on May 23 after a collision with a Fife Council van as she crossed the busy road. Pressure had been mounting on the local authority to take action to improve pedestrian safety at the scene of the accident, in the Meadowfield area.
An online petition has been launched calling for a proper pedestrian crossing and MP Gordon Brown raised the matter with council chief executive Ronnie Hinds and head of transportation Dr Bob McLellan.
Mr Brown is also working with local councillors Lesley Laird and Gavin Yates on the matter and has been in touch with the community council.
Fife Council has confirmed it had received the petition and an assessment survey would be carried out once the police accident investigation was concluded. The local authority said nothing would happen until then.
Mr Brown said: “It is right to examine the case for a crossing. Fife Council’s investigation will be supported by the community council.
“We are saddened by the death of an elderly resident and it is right we examine all precautions to avoid future accidents.”
This is the first time an official call has been made for a controlled crossing at Moray Way North, although residents asked for a school crossing patrol officer in 2005.
Those calling for action say the existing crossing point, a dropped kerb by a bus stop, is a long-standing hazard and elderly people and children struggle to use it.
There are fears the number of pedestrians crossing there will increase if plans to redevelop part of Hillend Industrial Estate are approved. The proposal includes a new pub, restaurant, children’s play area and foodstore.