16-year injured by scaffolding at Kirkcaldy flats, sparking emergency response
A teenager has been rushed to hospital after being injured by scaffolding at a block of flats in Kirkcaldy.
The 16-year old was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. An investigation is now underway into the circumstances.
Emergency crews, including a special operations response team, raced to the scene at Park View, off Valley Gardens, just after 11.30am this morning. The youth’s condition is not known.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “An ambulance, a Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and a critical care team were dispatched to the scene, and one patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also sent one appliance to the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.30am on Tuesday, 10 March, 2026, we were made aware of a 16-year-old male having been injured by scaffolding on Park View in Kirkcaldy. Emergency services attended and he was taken to hospital for treatment.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware.”