Fife motorists warned to drive to conditions following "number of minor crashes" due to icy roads

Police Scotland issued a warning to drivers after being called to attend incidents caused by icy conditions on roads throughout the region.

There have been multiple reports of vehicles sliding, spinning and ending up off the road.

In a post on Facebook, Police Scotland said: “Motorists in Fife are reminded to drive to the conditions following a number of minor crashes this morning, Monday 19 January, 2026.

“Emergency services and partner agencies are responding to incidents across the road network.

“There are no roads closed and no serious injuries reported.”

The icy conditions have also led to some bus services in Kirkcaldy being suspended “until further notice” by Stagecoach.

In a post online, they said: “Due to icy conditions, services 34, 34A, 34B, 35 and 35A will be temporarily suspended until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Fife Council has come under fire from many on social media for a lack of gritting.

In response to the criticism, Gordon Henderson, lead consultant for roads at Fife Council said: "We use industry standard weather forecasting services to help us decide and plan when Fife's roads will need to be gritted.

"Our forecast expected that overnight road surface temperatures would hold above zero degrees and so no gritting took place. A significant drop in road surface temperatures happened around 6am and we began gritting high priority routes as soon as we could after that. We'll continue to monitor conditions."

Information on Fife Council’s gritting routes can be found here.