A WEST FIFE road has been named the most dangerous in Scotland for the second time in two years.

The A909, which runs for just over eight-and-a-half miles from Kelty through Cowdenbeath to Burntisland, was labelled "high risk" in the EuroRAP report from the Road Safety Foundation.

Its figures showed that 11 crashes resulting in death or serious injury took place between the report period from 2012 to 2014.

Just over a third of these (36 per cent) were as a result of head-on crashes while 27 per cent involved pedestrians or cyclists.

Fife Council's spokesperson for environment and transportation, Councillor John Wincott, said crashes on the road had gone down since the beginning of the report period. While there were seven crashes resulting in death or serious injuries on the A909 in 2012, the number had reduced to three in 2013 and there was only one in 2014 and one in 2015.

"We are able to demonstrate record low numbers of crashes and casualties on our roads over recent years, meeting or exceeding all reduction targets set by Westminster and Scottish governments," he said.

"The data used by the Road Safety Foundation is based on the years from 2012 to 2014 and since 2012, we have shown a consistent record of crash reduction on this stretch of road from seven fatal or serious crashes in 2012 down to just one in 2015.

"Ongoing monitoring of crashes on all of our network takes place to allow us to understand the causes and identify if improvements can be made. A number of improvements have been made to the A909 over recent years including upgrading the road signs and lines together with improvements to the road surface.

"In addition, there is a continuing programme of Route Accident Reduction Plans to the council-managed A and B class road network with work under way on a number of roads."