Teenager dies after tree falls on car on Ayrshire road ahead of Storm Eowyn
A teenager has died after his car was struck by a falling tree.
The 19-year-old boy, driving a blue Ford Focus, was critically injured at around 6.45am on Friday on the B743 in Mauchline.
The youngster was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment. Yesterday police announced that the teen was fighting for his life after suffering life-threatening injuries.
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However, officials have announced today that the tragic young man succumbed to his injuries yesterday.
Sergeant Chris McColm of the Road Policing Unit said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.”