Man dies after being knocked down by a bus in Stevenston

Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward

Published 12th Oct 2017

A man has died after he was knocked down by a bus in Stevenston.

Emergency services were called to Kilwinning Road following the incident at around 3:45pm on Wednesday

The 48-year-old man was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Nobody else was injured in the accident.

Sergeant Kevin Blackley from the Trunk Road Policing Unit based at Irvine said:

ā€œEnquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and I would ask any witnesses who were in the area around the time of the crash and are yet to speak to officers to please come forward.

ā€œAnyone with information can contact the Trunk Road Policing Unit based at Irvine via 101 and quote incident number 2210/11."