Car crash victim still critical – but doctors staying optimistic

Police in witness appeal as they search for cause of accident

Medics treating a man seriously injured in a horrific head-on collision in Fife over the weekend are hopeful he will pull through.

The 25-year-old victim, who has not been named by police but is thought to be from the Forth Valley area, was taken to Edinburgh’s New Royal Infirmary under police escort following the high impact crash in Oakley on Sunday afternoon.

It is understood the man, who had been driving east in a Nissan Micra, was still in a critical condition yesterday but doctors are optimistic about his chances of recovery.

Two other people, a man and a woman who were in a Ford Mondeo travelling in the opposite direction, were also hurt in the incident and were taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for further treatment.

Their injuries were described as “nonlife threatening” at the time and sources suggested yesterday the pair were “a bit sore but fine” after their ordeal.

The A907 had to be closed for several hours between its junctions with Station Road and Sir George Bruce Road as collision investigators tried to piece together what caused the crash, which happened at around 2.25pm.

Witnesses told The Courier the Nissan driver was “in a bad way” after the incident, with paramedics calling for the assistance of the specialist Medic One trauma team from Edinburgh.

Police confirmed their investigations are continuing. Sergeant Ewan Pearce, from Fife’s road policing unit, urged anyone who witnessed the accident, or who may have seen the Nissan Micra or Ford Mondeo in the lead-up to the crash, to contact Police Scotland on 101.

Picture: David Wardle. The aftermath of the accident in Oakley, above and below, which has left a 25-year-old man critically injured.