A passer-by was taken to hospital after being hit by flying debris during a crash in Cowdenbeath.
A witness told of hearing a “loud explosion sound” during the incident on Stuart Place – just off Perth Road – at around 9am on Wednesday.
One man working nearby says the car narrowly missed the building and a nearby bus stop before colliding with a parked car.
The garage engineer, who did not want to be named, told The Courier: “It was a loud explosion sound, really loud, and at first I thought maybe something had fallen off a lorry.
Car ‘missed building by a few inches’ in Cowdenbeath crash
“Then I saw the street and the junction covered in debris and the car embedded in one of the cars parked on Stuart Place.
“Police and ambulance were here almost immediately and then a fire engine arrived.
“The car missed the building by just a few inches and a bus shelter by just a few feet.
“There were people standing at the bus stop at the time.”
It is understood the driver of the car was helped from the vehicle by firefighters.
They were not injured, however, a pedestrian required hospital treatment.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 9am on Wednesday, we were called to a report of a crash on Stuart Place, Cowdenbeath.
“Officers attended and found the car had collided with street furniture and a parked vehicle.
“A passer-by was injured by debris and taken to hospital for treatment.
“The driver of the car was not injured and inquiries are ongoing.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 8.57am today to attend an incident on Perth Road in Cowdenbeath.
“We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene.
“We transported one patient to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.”
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