24 year old man killed in crash on B796 near Irvine

The man was driving a blue BMW 530 which crashed on Saturday evening

Author: Paul KellyPublished 25th Sep 2023

A 24-year-old man has been killed in a crash near in North Ayrshire.

He was driving a blue BMW 530 which crashed on the B796 near Cunninghamhead, Irvine, at around 5.30pm on Saturday.

Police and ambulance crews were called out but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin has been made aware.

The road was closed for crash investigation work to be carried out.

Sergeant Scott Gourlay said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

“Anyone who saw what happened or who has dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation is asked to get in touch.”

If you can assist please contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2684 of Saturday, 23 September, 2023.

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