Officers name 15-year-old boy who died following collision on A985, Cairneyhill

Police in Fife can confirm that the 15-year-old who died following a collision near Dunfermline over the weekend can now be named as Shane Dickson from Airdrie.

Officers were called around 11.50pm on Saturday, 5 March, 2022 after two cars, a coach and a pedestrian were involved in the collision on the A985 near Cairneyhill.

The vehicles had all been travelling eastbound when the 15-year-old pedestrian was struck by the coach. It has been established that none of the vehicles collided with one another.

Emergency services attended, however he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin has been informed.

The road was closed for around eight hours to allow a full collision investigation to take place.

Sergeant Colin Morrison, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts go out to Shane’s family and friends.

“Although this happened late in the evening, we are appealing to anyone with any information surrounding the crash to come forward and speak to police.

“If you were driving in the area at the time and have any dash-cam footage that could assist with our investigation, please come forward.”

Police can be contacted by calling 101 and quoting incident 4335 of Saturday, 5 March, 2022.