Scottish Ambulance Service air ambulance in Buckhaven. Image: Supplied
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital by air ambulance following a crash in Buckhaven.
Emergency services descended on Sandwell Street on Sunday evening.
The road was closed to allow for an investigation to be carried out before reopening at 6.45pm.
The male rider, 47, was taken to hospital with “serious injuries”.
An eyewitness at the scene told The Courier: “We were driving home from an afternoon out when we saw blue lights up ahead on Methilhaven Road.
“We just got past Levenmouth Academy when we saw two police cars and an ambulance on Sandwell Street and the road was cordoned off.
Emergency services on Sandwell Street. Image: Supplied
“We knew right away it must have been something serious when we saw the air ambulance in Sandwell Park.
“We’ve never seen that before.”
Inspector James Henry, of Fife Road Policing, said: “Around 4.40pm on Sunday, August 4, 2024 we were called to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Sandwell Street, Buckhaven.
“Emergency services attended and the 47-year-old male rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“The road was closed while investigations were carried out and reopened around 6.45pm.
“Inquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
