A 78-year-old woman has died after a serious crash on the A714 near Girvan on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services raced to the southbound road, near the Glendrissaig Reservoir, around 2.20pm yesterday when a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a blue Ford Fiesta crashed.
The 78-year-old woman was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hopsital but sadly could not be saved and died a short time later.
A 80-year-old man was treated at the same hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
While a 68-year-old man was also rushed to Ayr Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Police quickly locked down the scene and the road remained closed for seven hours to allow a full collision investigation to take place.
Officers are urging anyone who witnessed the collision to get in touch.
Sergeant Wayne Carnochan, of Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts go out to the family of those involved in this crash.
“We are appealing to members of the public for information to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
“The road would have been busy at the time and I would urge anyone who may have witnessed the crash to speak to police.
“I would also appeal to any road users who may have possible dashcam footage that could assist with our investigation to contact officers.”
Police can be contacted on 101 quoting incident number 1809 of Tuesday, 24 August, 2021.
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