Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Fife town
A pedestrian has died after a crash in the early hours of the morning in a Fife town.
It happened in Lochgelly on Saturday morning when a black Volkswagen Golf driving east on Lumphinnans Road was involved in a collision with the 48-year old man. He was pronounced at the scene.
Police Scotland said the 28-year-old male driver has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence, and enquiries are ongoing.
The road was closed for a number of hours while officers carried out an investigation. It re-opened around 7.50am.
Sergeant Tom Aitken said: “Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and we are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
“If you were on Lumphinnans Road and witnessed the crash, or may have dash cam footage of significance, please get in touch.”
Contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 0302 of Saturday, October 17.
It is the third fatality on Fife’s roads in recent days.
A 24-year old woman from Cardenden, died in a three-car crash near to the Luthrie junction on the A92 around 1:00am on Sunday, October 4.
And a 51-year old male pedestrian was killed on the A92 at Freuchie around 11.50pm on Thursday.