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Man dies after falling from town centre Christmas tree in early hours

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A man has died after falling from a towns Christmas tree.

Emergency services were called when people leaving a nearby club found the injured man in a street in Kirkcaldy, Fife, early on Friday.

He was taken to hospital but later died. Police have cordoned off the 12ft tree outside Kirkcaldy Town House.

Man dies after falling from Christmas tree in Kirkcaldy Emma O'Neill

A man was found at the bottom of the tree in Kirkcaldy early this morning (Picture: Emma ONeill)

A Police Scotland spokesman said: Police in Fife were called to a report of an unresponsive man in the Hunter Street area of Kirkcaldy around 2.55am on Friday December 14.

The man was treated at the scene then conveyed to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy by the Scottish Ambulance Service where he later sadly passed away.

The death is being treated as non-suspicious and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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