Two friends were involved in a motor cycle collision near High Valleyfield which led to one of them having a leg amputated.
The crash took place as three bikers were travelling in convoy on their way to work in Glasgow.
The incident resulted in 29-year-old Cameron Collins, of Cawdor Crescent, Kirkcaldy, appearing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.
He admitted that on 10th July last year on the A985 he caused serious injury to Miroslav Dinga by the careless driving of his Honda CBR 1000.
He failed to maintain an adequate distance from two other motorbikes and collided with the bike of Mr Dinga to his serious injury, permanent disfigurement and permanent impairment.
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Depute fiscal Catherine Stevenson said the accident took place on a Sunday when Collins and two workmates were travelling on their bikes to their employment at BAE Systems in Glasgow.
It was a journey they had made in the past but on this occasion a collision took place between Mr Dinga’s bike and that of Collins who was following behind.
He was travelling too close when Dinga began to turn off their normal route, following his satellite navigation.
On the A985 they were by-passing High Valleyfield but instead of continuing on as normal Mr Dinga began to turn into Gallows Loan, near Culross.
There was a collision between the two bikes with the third man managing to avoid them.
A dash-cam video was shown to court from a vehicle on the road at the time. It showed the three bikes overtaking the car and then the aftermath of the collision shortly afterwards.
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Mr Dinga was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and underwent six hours of surgery but his right leg could not be saved and had to be amputated above the knee.
The court was told Collins works as a welder and fully accepted that he was too close when his friend made a late manoeuvre.
Sheriff Garry Sutherland deferred sentence until 3rd November and a temporary driving ban was imposed until then.
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