A man has died after falling 12ft from a town's Christmas tree in front of shocked revellers leaving a nearby nightclub.

Emergency services attended Hunter Street in Kirkcaldy at around 2.55am on Friday.

The man was treated at the scene before being taken to Victoria Hospital where he later died.

A police safety cordon has been put up around the fir tree, which is located outside the Kirkcaldy Town House.

A spokesman for the force confirmed the incident is being treated an non-suspicious.

He 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 enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

"A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal".