A CHILD has knocked down after getting off a school bus on a busy West Fife road.

The incident, involving a pupil from Queen Anne High, took place on the B9037 road near High Valleyfield The condition of the youngster is not known.

Fife Council have now confirmed they have re-routed two services, the Q14 and Q15, away from the busy route into the village.

It follows concerns from local councillor Sam Steele who said it was "totally unacceptable" for children to have to use the road to get on and off their required bus.

"Why the school buses are dropping kids off on the busy B9037 rather than going into the village is beyond me," she said. "I emailed Education last night to find out why the drop off/pick up point was changed and can it be reinstated in the village.

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"Was also informed that this is the third child to have been knocked down on this stretch of road. It's totally unacceptable to expect school children to get off a bus there."

Providing an update on Facebook, she welcomed the decision to change the stops.

"Dreadful that a child had to be injured for action to be taken," she said. "I'm very glad to hear that the pupil is on the mend."

Head of education services Shelagh McLean confirmed they were aware of an incident on Wednesday involving a pupil from Queen Anne High.

"We've reviewed the routes of school buses serving High Valleyfield and have agreed with Stagecoach that the Q14 and Q15 buses will be re-routed through the village from tomorrow (Friday) morning.

"The school will be in touch with parents to update them of the change."

The new route will now turn off the B9037 into Valleyfield Avenue, Abbey Street, Chapel Street then back onto B9037 and normal route with the same loop in the afternoon.

Any pupils who normally get on the bus in Low Valleyfield and Culross – any stops before High Valleyfield – are asked to arrive at the bus stop five mins earlier than normal.