Runaway car careers over wall and flips onto roof on footpath

Police were called to a footpath in Fife after a runaway car careered over a wall and landed on its roof.

Emergency services were called to Chapel Place, in Inverkeithing, at around 8.25am on Thursday after receiving reports of a one-car crash.

Locals from the scene reported that the car rolled out from a garage above the wall before crashing onto the footpath below.

Pictures taken from the crash show police and ambulance services in attendance after closing the street to the public.

It is unknown at this stage if anyone is injured following the incident.

A police spokesperson said: “Around 8.25am on Thursday, May 4, 2023, officers were called to a report of a one-vehicle crash on Chapel Place, Inverkeithing.

“Arrangements were made for the vehicle to be recovered.”

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