East Ayrshire crash victims named as mum and daughter
The single-car collision happened on the A76 between Catrine and Auchinleck
A mother and daughter who died in a single-vehicle crash in East Ayrshire have been named as 32-year-old Rebecca Hill and her six-year-old Arianna Aliu.
Officers were called to a report of a crash involving a White VW Passat, on the A76 near to the junction with the B713, between Catrine and Auchinleck around 5pm yesterday.
Emergency services attended, however Arianna was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rebecca was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she died a short time later.
The road was closed for around seven hours to allow for investigations to take place.
Inspector Kenny Malaney said “Our thoughts are with the everyone affected by this tragic incident at this extremely difficult time.
“Specialist officers are assisting Rebecca and Arianna's family.
"We would like to thank the members of the public that stopped to help and made the call to the emergency services.
"Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish what has happened and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash, or may have been in the area at the time, to contact us.
"I am also keen to speak to anyone who have may dashcam footage showing the Passat prior to the crash.
“Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident 2596 of 24 September, 2024.”
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