OAPs hurt in police chase
TWO pensioners were last night being treated in hospital after they were injured in a crash with a car being pursued by police.
The incident in Fife yesterday afternoon comes just days after nurse Jill Pirrie was knocked down and killed by a car that was being chased by officers in Edinburgh.
The latest incident happened at around 4pm in the village of Oakley, near Dunfermline.
Police said officers signalled for a silver Honda to stop but it drove off and collided with a Renault Scenic.
Two people in the Scenic, described as elderly, were taken to hospital for treatment.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: ‘Officers in Fife are investigating a road traffic collision which occurred in Oakley.
‘It happened on Sir George Bruce Road around 4pm after uniformed police officers signalled for a silver Honda to stop. The vehicle made off from the officers and subsequently collided with a blue Renault Scenic a short distance away.
‘The two elderly occupants of the Renault have been taken to hospital for treatment.’
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is currently reviewing the circumstances that led to Miss Pirrie’s death in Edinburgh on Thursday night.
The 33-year-old was making her way home from work at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary when she was hit by a Ford Ka being chased by police. The mother-of-one was treated at the scene but later died at the hospital where she worked.
Four people were traced on Friday in connection with the incident on Old Dalkeith Road. Police have not released details of their ages but reports have suggested they are all teenagers.