A MOTORCYCLIST has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a road accident in Kelty this afternoon.
Fife road policing officers are in attendance at the scene on Main Street following a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle.
Fife road policing officers are in attendance at Main St, Kelty after a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle. The Kelty bridge end of Main st will be closed while collision investigations take place https://t.co/UoioHsvoFj
— Fife Police (@FifePolice) April 6, 2018
The incident happened at around 1.05pm this afternoon and the male motorcyclist has been taken by ambulance to Dundee's Ninewells Hospital with serious injuries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said that inquiries are still ongoing into the full circumstances of the incident.
The Kelty Bridge end of Main Street will remain closed for the forseeable future while collision investigations take place.
Earlier, police urged motorists to avoid the Main Street, Oak Street and Seafar Drive areas, and use an alternative route, following the collision.
Serious road accident in Kelty. Temporary road closures in the area of Main Street, Oak Street, Seafar Drive. Please try and avoid the area at this time and take another route. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. pic.twitter.com/ip6C2hwZin
— Cowdenbeath Police (@CowdenbeathPol) April 6, 2018
Emergency services were soon on the scene, with social media posts reporting that paramedics and an air ambulance were also in attendance.
Anyone with information is asked to contact officers on 101 quoting incident number 1704 of 6th April.
Air ambulance in attendance pic.twitter.com/0rp6zFajPJ
— ND Kev (@kevinfins13) April 6, 2018
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