Man, 56, seriously injured following A77 crash with lorry

A driver has been seriously injured after a crash with a lorry in Kilmarnock.

Emergency services were called to the A77 near the Bellfield Interchange around 7.30am on Monday following a crash involving a Nissan Qashqai and a Renault lorry.

The 56-year-old male driver of the car was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The lorry driver was uninjured.

The A77 was closed while crash investigations were carried out and reopened around 3.45pm.

Sergeant Brian Simpson said: “Our enquiries into the circumstances of this collision are ongoing and I’d appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and has not already spoken to police, to please come forward.

“I’d also like to ask drivers with dash-cam footage of the area around the time to review this and bring anything of significance to our attention.”

Anyone who can help is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference number 0575 of October 19.