A woman is fighting for her life after a horror road smash in Ayrshire.
The 76-year-old was travelling in a grey Toyota Yaris when it left the roadway and ploughed into a hedge on the B7034 outside Dalyrmple near its junction with the A77.
Police launched an investigation and the road was shut for five hours following the accident on Tuesday at 9.50am.
Emergency services attended and the woman was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow, where she is being treated for her injuries.
Hospital staff describe her condition as critical.
Sergeant Ian Thornton, of Ayrshire Road Policing, has appealed for witnesses to come forward
He said: “Investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding this road crash, and I am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or observed the Toyota Yaris being driven on the B7034 to contact road policing officers.
“I would also urge anyone who was travelling on the B7034 near Dalrymple at the time of the collision and may have dashcam footage, to contact us.”
Witnesses should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 0771.
