Standing Stane at a standstill after car hits debris on road

Fife’s notorious Standing Stane Road between Kirkcaldy and Leven was closed for two-anda-half hours yesterday morning after a vehicle hit some debris.

Officers were called to the A915 at 6.15am after reports of a two-vehicle crash not far from the Checkbar junction.

Police later confirmed that only one vehicle had been involved after striking some debris lying on the road, but the road was closed and diversions were put in place.

No one was injured but the closure caused huge tailbacks in and around the surrounding area as the knock-on effect prompted a bottleneck in the Wemyss villages.

Roadworks outside East Wemyss Primary School and temporary traffic lights meant hundreds of drivers were caught up on their way to work or school, until the road fully reopened at 8.45am.

The disruption comes just days after The Courier revealed that average speed cameras were being considered as the preferred option in efforts to improve safety along the route.

Two 17-year-old boys died as a result of a one-vehicle crash in November 2018, while a 25-year-old man died less than two months later when his vehicle left the road.

Numerous other crashes have taken place since, including one just before Christmas in which five people were seriously hurt and pulled to safety from their burning vehicle.

Local Labour councillor David Graham, who represents Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, revealed he had held talks with strategic committee convener Councillor Altany Craik about what could and should be done, with average speed cameras deemed the most cost-effective option.