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Car crashes into field on A92 in Fife

The road near Freuchie was blocked for more than an hour.

The crash on the A92 near Freuchie. Image: Andrew Robson/DC Thomson
The crash on the A92 near Freuchie. Image: Andrew Robson/DC Thomson

Emergency services were called to the A92 in Fife after a car crashed into a field near Freuchie.

The road was closed both ways between Freuchie and Ladybank, north of Glenrothes, at around 11.20am.

Traffic started moving again just after noon but the road was shut again to allow for the car to be recovered.

The road fully reopened at 12.40pm.

The woman who was driving the car was checked over at the scene.

One driver said: “Coming through Freuchie I could see flashing lights in the distance.

“Traffic started to build close to the bridge over the River Eden.

Emergency services at the scene. Image: Andrew Robson/DC Thomson

“Several emergency crews were at the scene and no cars were getting by for a while.

“One vehicle was on its side in the field down the banking.

“Traffic started moving again just after 12 when the ambulance left the scene, but police then closed it again as a recovery truck moved into position.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We got the call to a one-car crash on the A92 in Fife.

Woman checked at scene after A92 crash

“The car had gone off the road.

“We had two appliances in attendance, one from Glenrothes and the other from Auchtermuchty.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called round 10.50am on Tuesday to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the A92 near Ladybank.

“Emergency services attended and a woman, the driver, was checked over by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

“The road was closed for a short time for vehicle recovery.”