A bus passenger was rushed to hospital after a biker smashed into the vehicle on a busy Fife road.
Officers from Police Scotland are hunting the motorcyclist after they fled the scene following the collision with the Stagecoach bus on Beatty Crescent in Kirkcaldy, at around 9pm on Sunday, July 2.
Images obtained by the Daily Record show the bumper hanging off the bus and the windscreen smashed with a hole where it collided with the biker.
Another image of the bus from the scene shows the side window smashed following the collision.
A passenger on the bus was rushed to hospital as a "precaution" as a result of the incident, while Stagecoach is a working with police in their investigation.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 9pm on Sunday, 2 July 2023, police were called to a road crash on Beatty Crescent, Kirkcaldy, involving a motorbike and bus. The rider of the motorcycle left the scene before prior police attendance and enquiries are ongoing to trace the person.
"One passenger from the bus attended a local hospital as a precaution. Enquiries in to the cause of the crash are continuing. The road is open."
A spokesperson for Stagecoach East Scotland said: "We can confirm that one of our vehicles was involved in an incident in Kirkcaldy on Sunday evening. Safety is our number one priority, and we are currently assisting the police with their investigation."
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