Woman, 27, named after dying in accident in Ayrshire

A 27-year-old woman who died in a crash in Ayrshire has been identified as Alana Muir.

Police were called to an incident on the A71 between Newmilns and Darvel on Thursday morning involving a red Ford Focus and a silver Mercedes Vito.

Ms Muir – who was driving the Ford – was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 24-year-old passenger in the Ford was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with injuries described as non-life-threatening.

The 52-year-old driver of the Mercedes was taken to Crosshouse University Hospital in Kilmarnock, also with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sergeant Martin Cunningham said: “Our thoughts remain with Alana’s family and friends at this very difficult time.

“Our investigations are ongoing and we are asking anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.

“In particular, if you were driving in the area at the time, please check your dashcam to see if it has anything that could help our investigation.”

Police are asking witnesses to come forward with any information about the crash by calling Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1148 of October 17.

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