A 25-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after a three-car crash forced the closure of a road in north-east Fife.
Multiple emergency services raced to the B939 in Stathkinness shortly before 5pm on Sunday after the collision at the junction with Main Street.
One woman was seriously injured in the crash, and was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment.
Firefighters confirmed that two others were also injured, however their injuries did not require hospital treatment.
The road was blocked for nearly two hours as police and paramedics attended to those involved.
Two fire appliances from St Andrews fire station were also despatched to the scene.
Many took to social media to report the incident with one eyewitness saying that the road had been “completely blocked” because of the crash.
Three vehicles involved in collision
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received the alert at 4.47pm on Sunday of a road traffic collision involving three vehicles at the junction of the B939 with Main Street in Strathkinness.
“Two fire appliances from St Andrews station were despatched to the scene.
“Crews remained at the scene making the area safe until 6.44pm before returning to station.
“In all, three persons were injured in the incident, however their the extent of their injuries is yet to be confirmed.”
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “At around 4.55pm on Sunday, officers were called to a road crash involving three vehicles on the B939 near the Strathkinness junction.
“A 25-year-old woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with serious injuries.”
