Bus delays between St Andrews and Dundee after ‘unfortunate incident with pheasant’

Stagecoach says one of its services between St Andrews and Dundee has been delayed due to an “unfortunate incident with a pheasant”.

Stagecoach East Scotland posted the message to its Twitter account to alert customers to the problem.

The cryptic message read: “The 10.48am 42A service from St Andrews to Dundee is delayed approximately 25 minutes due to an unfortunate incident with a pheasant.

“Apologies for the inconvenience.”

⚠ Service Delay ⚠

The 10:48 42A service from St Andrews to Dundee is delayed approx 25 minutes due to an unfortunate incident with a pheasant.

Apologies for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/JUeHN3sYX1

— Stagecoach East Scotland (@StagecoachEScot) November 1, 2022

A Stagecoach spokeswoman confirmed the incident forced a vehicle to be withdrawn from service.

She said: “We can confirm that an incident occurred this morning involving one of our vehicles.

“A pheasant flew into the path of the vehicle and collided with the windscreen, causing it to crack.

“This resulted in the vehicle being withdrawn from service.”

Drivers shortages also forced the firm to announce the cancellation of a host of other Fife services.

This includes busses due to run between Glenrothes and Glasgow as well as the 1.55pm service between St Andrews and Glenrothes.

You can see a full list of disruptions on the Stagecoach website.