A Glenrothes mum says she might never know how her twin son ended up beside the A92 in Glenrothes, where he was killed on Tuesday evening.
Nine-year-old Logan Carrie has been named as the victim of the tragic accident.
The youngster was struck by a black Vauxhall Corsa on the A92 between Cadham and Balfarg after visiting a friend’s home.
Despite being rushed to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, he died from his injuries.
His heartbroken mother, Sionaid Brown, paid tribute to her son and said that his twin brother, Zachary, had voiced concerns for his brother’s welfare.
“Zachary actually came up to me and said ‘Mum, you need to go find Logan’.
“He knew before anybody else knew. I know these two had a bond that just couldn’t be broken.”
Logan’s normal route home would not have taken him across the busy A92.
Describing her son as “cheeky and loving”, Sionaid, who lives in Cadham, added: “He’s never, ever wandered away before. Never gone that far.”
The tragedy has sparked renewed calls for A92 safety improvements.
The Glenrothes Area Futures Group, which was discussing the issue at its annual meeting at the time of the fatal accident, has voiced fears for some time.
Ron Page from the group told TheCourier that action was urgently required to address concerns at the junction.
“It is another tragic accident and I’m sure that Transport Scotland will add it to its list of statistics,” he said.“Everybody agrees that the A92 in Fife needs major improvements but nobody is doing anything about it.
“It seems as though it is not bad enough to warrant improvement.Does it need a school bus to be involved in an accident before something is done?”
Transport Scotland, not Fife Council, is responsible for the A92 due to its being a trunk road but the local authority has stepped up efforts to have improvements made to the route, claiming it is crucial to the area’s economic development.
Transport Scotland said it would belooking into the circumstances surrounding Tuesday’s tragedy.
Describing the scene, one Balfargresident told The Courier he first became aware of the collision after noticing the lack of traffic outside his home.
He added: “I went outside to have a look although I couldn’t see much. There were blue lights everywhere.”
Councillor John Beare reiterated police calls for witnesses.
“The loss of any life to an accident is a tragedy and all the more so when the victim is so young,” he said.
Anybody with information is asked to phone 101.
For further tributes, see Friday’s Courier.