Road closed as two injured in crash amid '˜terrible' conditions

The Quarry Road into Kirkcaldy has been closed after a crash involving two cars, as ice and snow continue to cause havoc on Fife roads.

Traffic has been diverted through Burntisland and Kinghorn after a large section of the B9157 was closed at 1.50pm this afternoon.

A Police Scotland spokesman said the condition of the road had been branded ‘terrible’, and it is understood that two people are injured.

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Police say the entire road has now been closed between Peebles Street, Kirkcaldy, and the Bernard Smithy Junction with the A909.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “We were alerted at 1.51pm on Tuesday, January 16, to reports of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles.

“Operations Control immediately mobilised two fire appliances to the B9157, near Kirkcaldy.

“Crews currently remain at the scene.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 1340 hours today to attend a road traffic collision on the B9157.

“We dispatched two ambulances, our special operations response teams and the trauma team to the scene.