Schoolgirl fighting for life after being hit by car on Ayrshire coastal road

Ross Dunn

3 June 2024 at 4:36 pm·1-min read

A78 near Seamill — -Credit: (Image: Google Maps)

A schoolgirl is fighting for her life in hospital this evening after being hit by a car on an Ayrshire coastal road.

The 12-year-old pedestrian is in a critical condition after she was hit on the A78 between Saltcoats and Seamill just before 4pm.

Police say the youngster was struck by a blue Nissan Note on Ardrossan Road, Seamill

Emergency services raced to the scene and the girl was airlifted to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Medical staff describe her condition as critical.

The female driver of the Nissan car was uninjured.

The road remains closed to allow for collision investigation to take place.

Sergeant Chris Hoggans said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area, who may have witnessed the incident to contact us. If anyone has dash cam equipment, please check the footage as it could hold images which could assist our investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2330 of Monday, June 3, 2024.

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