22-year-old man dies in Ayrshire crash

The collision involved a Honda and a Mercedes on the Largs to Kilbirnie road on Tuesday

Author: Craig TurnbullPublished 16th Oct 2024

A 22-year-old man has been killed and another man is seriously hurt after a two-vehicle crash in Largs.

The collision, involving a Honda and a Mercedes, happened on the Largs to Kilbirnie road around 5pm on Tuesday.

Emergency services attended and the driver of the Honda Civic was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger of the Honda, also aged 22, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with injuries that are described as serious but not life-threatening.

The 63-year-old driver of the Mercedes was taken to University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock for assessment.

Sergeant Brian Simpson, from the Ayrshire Road Policing Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died at this difficult time.

"Our investigation is ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash and who has not already spoken to officers to get in touch.

"I would also ask anyone who was driving in the area around that time and who may have dash cam footage, or who may have seen the cars prior to the crash, to contact us."

The road was closed for just over nine hours while investigations were carried out, and re-opened around 2.40am on Wednesday.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference 2509 of October 15 2024.

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