Two multiple vehicle accidents caused chaos for commuters through Fife during evening rush hour.
Emergency services were called to the scene of a five vehicle smash on the A92 in Fife at around 5.15pm on Tuesday.
Multiple vehicles were involved in a collision at the Lochgelly junction.
The accident happened on the westbound carriageway.
❗️UPDATE⌚️17:35#A92 WESTBOUND at Lochgelly is CLOSED? due to a mutlivehicle RTC- traffic is being diverted via the slip road.
Heavy traffic both ways. TRISS & police are on scene. pic.twitter.com/RX31pviFpz
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) October 1, 2019
Police, fire and ambulance crews were sent to the scene.
One man was checked over by paramedics. There were no reports of any other casualties.
At around the same time, three cars were involved in a collision on the M90 at Dunfermline.
*CLEAR* 18:05⌚️#M90 northbound at J2 Dunfermline- RTC been moved to the hard shoulder and debris clear. Traffic may take a while to ease- queues back to J1C Admiralty.#TakeCare https://t.co/u1XnvTGenZ
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) October 1, 2019
The incident caused tailbacks on the northbound carriageway of the motorway reaching as far as Admiralty.
By around 6pm, debris had been moved to the hard shoulder to allow traffic to pass.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
