A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy who was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal crash involving a car in Ayrshire has been named.
The incident occurred around 5.10pm on Wednesday, July 16, at the bridge over Cessnock Water, A76 near Hurlford.
Emergency services attended and the 14-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead.
He has now been named as Aiden McLuckie.
His step-mum Olivia McLuckie broke the news to friends on Facebook.
She said: "I can't believe I'm actually have to write this but we just wanted to let people know that our boy Aiden sadly passed away last night due to tragic accident.
"He will be sorely missed. Our family is broken right now and would like some time to process this."
The male driver of the car, which was a Vauxhall Corsa, and his two passengers were checked over by paramedics. However, they did not require to attend hospital.
The road was closed for several hours to allow a collision investigation to take place.
Road Policing officers in Ayrshire are now appealing for information.
Sergeant Brian Simpson from Road Policing said: "Our thoughts remain with the family and we are providing them with support as our enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of this incident. If anyone has any information, please contact us."
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2706 of Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
