AN ELDERLY woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Kelty this afternoon.

The 88-year-old was hit by a car travelling on Cocklaw Street at around 1.45pm.

She has been taken to hospital as a precaution, police say.

A Police Scotland spokesperon said: “We received report of an 88-year-old female pedestrian having been struck by a car on Cocklaw Street in Kelty around 1.45pm on Tuesday, December 28.

"The woman has been taken to hospital as a precaution.”