Youth charged after 94-year-old hit by motorbike in Lochore

The incident happened on Monday afternoon. <i>(Image: Google Street View and NQ)</i>
The incident happened on Monday afternoon. (Image: Google Street View and NQ)
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A youth has been charged after an elderly woman was hit by a motorbike in Lochore.

The incident happened around 2.15pm on Monday on Lochleven Road involving a black surron motorbike and a 94-year-old woman.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries, while the motorcyclist, a 17-year-old male, was treated for minor injuries.

Lochleven Road was closed for around one hour to allow for enquiries to be carried out.

The young man has now been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences and is due to appear in court at a later date, with a report being submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Sergeant Tom Aitken said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash and not yet spoken to the police to contact us.

“We are also appealing to anyone driving in the area at the time with dashcam footage to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 1729 of Monday, May 25, 2026.

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