Pensioner dies after fall as bus braked

A pensioner has died after she fell on board a bus which braked to avoid a crash in Fife.

The 82-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a serious head injury following the incident on Monday. The number 64 Moffat and Williamson bus was travelling through Freuchie’s east end when it braked.

Police confirmed the woman died in hospital on Thursday evening.

Sergeant Nicola Young from Fife’s road policing unit said: “This has been a tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of this woman’s life.”