Second death after two-car crash near Kirkcaldy in Fife
Man, 64, died on Sunday after Friday’s collision
A second person has died after a crash between two cars in Fife on Friday in which two others were injured.
One of the passengers of a Volkswagen Polo passed away on Sunday following the collision on the B981 near Kirkcaldy in which the driver died at the scene.
They were a 64-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman, whose car was in collision with a black Nissan Qashqai. A second passenger remains in hospital.
The incident happened at about 11.10pm between Cluny and the roundabout at Chapel junction with the A92 on the northern edge of Kirkcaldy.
Police Scotland said a 33-year-old woman who was driving the Qashqai was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.
She was also taken to hospital for treatment but has since been discharged.
The road was closed to allow enquiries to be carried out and was reopened around 6.30am on Saturday.
Sergeant Louise Birrell said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman and man who died.
“Enquiries into the crash are ongoing, and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area and witnessed anything around the time to contact officers.
“I’d also ask that those with private CCTV or dash-cam footage which may assist to please review this to see if it has captured anything of significance.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 3935 of Friday December 19 2025.