Driver’s lucky escape after car crashes into burn

The BMW crashed into Kinness Burn in St Andrews shortly before 6am on Thursday morning.

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A driver had a lucky escape after their car crashed into a burn.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident in St Andrews, Fife, shortly before 6am on Thursday as parts of Scotland woke up to snow as a cold snap continues across the country.

The BMW crashed into Kinness Burn on Kinnessburn Road at its junction with Pipeline Road.

A picture posted on Fife Jammer Locations showed that the car left the main road, crashed through a barrier and down into the burn.

There were no reports of any injuries.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers attended at Pipeland Road, St Andrews, at 5.50am this morning after reports that a car was in a burn.”

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