Two men have died and another was seriously injured in a two-car crash on a main route through Fife.
The collision, involving a Ford Focus and a Hyundai i30, happened on the A92 between Ladybank and Freuchie shortly before 6am today.
The two occupants of the Ford died at the scene. The man driving the other car was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment to serious injuries.
The road was closed following the crash to allow police to carry out investigations.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the scene by the ambulance service at 5.49am.
Crews from Glenrothes, Lochgelly, Cupar, Auchtermuchty and Dunfermline were dispatched to the scene, where they found two cars with three men trapped.
A service spokeswoman said: "Firefighters immediately got to work to stabilise one of the vehicles and used hydraulic cutting gear to remove the roof and safely free the trapped male casualty.
"The casualty was passed into the care of the ambulance service and taken to Ninewells Hospital with serious injuries.
"Sadly, the two males in the other vehicle passed away at the scene and our thoughts are with their families and friends."
Police have urged anyone with information which could help the investigation to come forward.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Fife responded to the A92, near Ladybank, at around 5.50am on Wednesday January 15 following a serious road collision.
"A Ford Focus was involved in a collision with a Hyundai i30 resulting in the two male occupants of the Focus sustaining fatal injuries. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
"The male driver of the Hyundai has been taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment after sustaining serious injuries.
"Enquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing and anyone who can assist with our investigation is asked to contact police immediately."
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article