Boy, eight, killed in lorry crash

An eight-year-old boy has died in a crash involving a car and a lorry.

The young victim was a passenger in a Ford Focus when the collision happened on the A92, north of the Redhouse roundabout, in Kirkcaldy, Fife just before 3pm on Monday.

The 36-year-old female driver was rushed to hospital, where her condition is described as critical.

Another passenger, a nine-year-old boy, also suffered serious facial injuries.

The driver of the lorry and his passenger were unharmed in the crash, which forced the closure of the road for seven hours.

Appealing for witnesses to the tragedy, Inspector Brenda Sinclair, of Police Scotland, said: