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Man, 49, taken to hospital after car crashed into Glenrothes school

He will also be reported for road traffic offences.

A car has crashed into Glenwood High School. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
A car has crashed into Glenwood High School. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson

A man has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a school in Glenrothes.

The 49-year-old will also be reported to prosecutors for road traffic offences.

Emergency services were called to Glenwood High School after the crash at around 9am on Sunday.

The white Mercedes crashed through a barrier and into one of the school’s classrooms.

A possible gas leak was investigated as a result and SGN engineers attended to make the area safe.

A car crashed into a classroom at the school. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Firefighters investigated a smell of gas alongside SGN. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
A white Mercedes has crashed into the building. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9am on Sunday, 24 November, 2024, officers received a report of a single vehicle crash on South Parks Road, Glenrothes.

“A 49-year-old man was taken to hospital.

“He will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with road traffic offences.”

Glenrothes gas probe after car crashed into school

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We have received the stop message after crews made the vehicle safe after it crashed into a building.

“A person was extracted from the vehicle prior to arrival.

“Police have requested a structural engineer to attend.

“Firefighters are now investigating a smell of gas in the building and the gas board will attend.”

A spokesperson for SGN said: “We were called to the high school in our capacity as the National Gas Emergency Service.

“Our engineers arrived quickly and made the situation safe.

“We left site just after 12pm.”

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