Two people have been rushed to hospital after two allegedly linked incidents in Fife this morning.
Three people have been arrested after emergency services scrambled to Cowdenbeath High Street following reports of a 'disturbance' at around 7.35am on Saturday. Officers then received a further report of a 'concern' about a vehicle being driven in the Overton Mains in Kirkcaldy 15 minutes later.
The vehicle was then stopped just under a mile away near Roomlin Gardens in the Fife town. Police are treating the two incidents as linked.
One man, aged 42, and one woman aged, 44, were rushed to hospital for treatment. Their condition is currently unknown.
Two men, aged 39 and 33, and a woman, 25, have been arrested in connection with the incidents. Officers say their enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.35am on Saturday, July 8, 2023, officers received a report of a disturbance on High Street, Cowdenbeath. A further report was received of a concern about a vehicle being driven in the Overton Mains in Kirkcaldy shortly after 7.50am.
“The vehicle was subsequently stopped near to Roomlin Gardens, Kirkcaldy. The two incidents are being treated as linked and there is no risk to the wider public.
“One man, 42 and one woman aged, 44, have been taken to hospital for treatment. Two men aged 39 and 33, and a woman, 25, have been arrested in connection with the incidents and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”
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