Two people have been rushed to hospital after a horror crash on a Scots road.
Emergency services raced to the scene of the three-vehicle smash on the A76 near Bellfield Interchange in Kilmarnock at around 5.35pm on Thursday evening.
Police closed the road and ambulance crews rushed two casualties, a driver and passenger from one of the cars, to Crosshouse Hospital for treatment.
It's not believed their injuries are life-threatening.
A 24-year-old man has been charged and issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice in connection with the smash.
The road reopened shortly after 7pm.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were called to the A71, near Bellfield Interchange, around 5.35pm following a report of a crash involving three cars.
"Road closures were put in place and removed shortly after 7pm.
"Two people, a driver and passenger from one of the cars, have been taken to hospital.
"A 24-year-old man has been charged and issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice in connection with this.”
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