Police hunt for driver who fled scene of fatal crash in Auchinleck

54-year-old Kevin Hall and 37-year-old Douglas Murray both died in the accident

Author: Paul KellyPublished 21st Oct 2019
Last updated 21st Oct 2019

Police are trying to trace the driver who fled the scene of a fatal accident in East Ayrshire on Saturday.

Kevin Hall, 54, from Ochiltree, and Douglas Murray, 37, from Auchinleck, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the collision between their Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Scirocco, whose driver fled the scene in Auchinleck shortlt after 4pm.

Police Scotland said the crash happened on the westbound B7036 Barony Road.

Officers have launched an investigation to identify and find the Scirocco driver who left the scene before police arrived.

Sergeant Kevin Blackley of Ayrshire's Road Policing Unit said: “Two men have lost their lives as a result of this crash and inquiries are ongoing.

“We are urging anyone who may have seen either vehicle prior to the collision, or who witnessed the crash, to contact us as soon as possible.

“We are especially interested in speaking to motorists who may have dashcam footage of either vehicles in the Auchinleck area or footage following the crash that could help us with our investigation.”

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact police in Ayrshire by calling 101, quoting incident number 2713 of October 19.

Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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