Woman dies and four taken to hospital in Fife crash

Police were called the the scene on Tuesday afternoon

A woman has died and four people were taken to hospital after a crash in Fife.

A BMW, a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Ford Focus collided on Standing Stane Road near the village of Windygates, near Methil at about 13:05 on Tuesday.

A 26-year-old woman, who was the driver of the BMW, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger of the same car, a 22-year-old man, and the driver of the van, a 46-year-old man, were taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment.

A 62-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man from the Ford Focus were taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and later released.

Insp James Henry said: "Our thoughts are with the families of all those involved."

The road was closed for collision investigation and reopened at 08:00 on Wednesday.