Family 'devastated' as driver dies in crash after having heart attack at wheel
John King, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the A92 near the Cowdenbeath junction.
by Jon Hebditch, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/jon-hebditch/The family of a man killed in a horror crash on a Scots road have said they are 'devastated' by his loss.
John King was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the A92 near the Cowdenbeath junction at around 10pm on Saturday.
John was behind the wheel of a red Vauxhall Meriva involved in the crash which also left two boys, aged 12 and one, needing treatment at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment to minor injuries.
John's devastated wife Ann posted on social media he was the driver in the incident and had crashed after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Tributes have poured in for the 63-year-old from Ballingry.
In a statement, John's family said: "The family are devastated by the sudden death of John.
"We would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and condolences. We would ask for privacy at this sad time."
The road was closed until around 1pm on Sunday to allow for an investigation at the scene.
Inspector Andy Mather of Fife Road Policing said: "Our thoughts are with Mr King's family and friends at this difficult time.
"We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances which led to this collision and would ask anyone who may have information and has not yet spoken to police to come forward as soon as possible.
"Any information can be passed to police by calling 101, quoting incident 3941 of 12 September."
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Other tributes have since poured in for the family.
One person wrote: "Rip john. My thoughts are with Ann and the rest of the family."
Another added: "So sad, RIP John, thoughts to all your family and friends."