55-year-old man dies after crash

A 55-YEAR-OLD man has died in hospital after his car crashed with a van yesterday morning, police have said.

The incident happened around 7am in Kirkcaldy, Fife, when a blue Ford Focus collided with a Ford Transit van.

Fife Constabulary said the man was airlifted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but later died of his injuries.

A passenger in the car was treated for minor injuries and the van driver was uninjured.

Police said the 55-year-old will not be named until relatives have been informed of his death and investigations are continuing to establish the cause of the accident.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to contact them.