Elderly couple killed and man in hospital after two motorcycles crash in Fife

An elderly couple have been killed and a man is in hospital after a crash between two motorcycles in Fife.

The incident happened around 12.40pm on Monday, around 1.5 miles north of A914’s junction with the A91 between Balmullo and Dairsie, and involved a red Honda WM motorcycle and a black Yamaha Custom V Twin motorcycle.

Emergency crews attended and both riders of the Honda died – a 72-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 64-year-old woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital, where she was also pronounced dead.

The rider of the Yamaha, a 62-year-old man, was also taken to Ninewells Hospital where his condition is described as critical.

The road was closed for several hours to allow collision investigation to be carried out.

Inspector James Henry of Fife Road Policing said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

“We are appealing to anyone who was in the area and saw what happened, or the motorcycles involved prior to the crash to get in touch as your information could be vital.

“We are also asking anyone with dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation into the crash to make contact with officer.”

Anyone who can assist is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1604 of August 14.