Man killed in collision with Royal Mail van on Fife road

A man has died after a collision with a Royal Mail van in Fife.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Feb 2019, 11:21 BST

Updated 10th Feb 2019, 05:37 BST

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The collision happened in the early hours of Saturday.

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday on the A823 Rosyth Road near to Junction 2.

Emergency services rushed to the scene where a 45-year-old man suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a mail van.

The road was closed for several hours to allow police to conduct investigations but was reopened around 7am.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “At around 12.35am this morning police and other emergency services attended a road traffic collision on the A823 (M) Rosyth road near to Junction 2 whereby a 45-year-old male pedestrian sustained fatal injuries.”

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