A mother and daughter who died in a horror crash in Ayrshire have been named by police.
Rebecca Hill, 32, and her six-year-old daughter, Arianna Aliu were killed after they were involved in a single-vehicle accident on the A76 near the junction with the B713, between Catrine and Auchinleck. Emergency services raced to the scene after receiving a report of the crash involving a White VW Passat at around 5pm on Tuesday.
Ambulance crews attended, however Arianna was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Rebecca was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she died a short time later. The road was closed for around seven hours to allow for investigations to take place and officers are continuing to appeal for information.
Inspector Kenny Malaney said “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragic incident at this extremely difficult time. Specialist officers are assisting Rebecca and Arianna’s family. We would like to thank the members of the public that stopped to help and made the call to the emergency services.
“Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish what has happened and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash, or may have been in the area at the time, to contact us. I am also keen to speak to anyone who have may dashcam footage showing the Passat prior to the crash.
“Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident 2596 of September 24, 2024.”
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