A 56-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after his white Nissan Qashqai collided with a Renault HGV on the A77 near the Bellfield Interchange in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The crash happened around 7.30am on Monday, October 19.
Emergency Response and Road Closure
Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service attended the scene. The Nissan driver was transported to hospital, while the HGV driver was not injured.
The busy road was closed in both directions for approximately eight hours while collision investigations were carried out. Motorists faced delays of around 16 minutes and were advised to avoid the area.
Appeal for Witnesses
The road reopened at approximately 3.45pm. Enquiries are ongoing, and police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash-cam footage to come forward.
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 with information is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 0575 of 19 October, 2026.
