Young man seriously injured after car smashes into railings on Kilmarnock road

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A young driver has been seriously injured in a major crash last night.The 22-year-old smashed into metal railings and a wall at around 9.40pm on Kilmarnock's Dundonald Road.The youngster was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he remains with serious injuries.

The driver's 21-year-old male passenger was treated with minor injuries at Crosshouse Hospital.The single vehicle collision, involving a black Vauxhall Corsa, took place near the junction at Mount Village.A large stone pillar has been smashed and parts of the metal railing have been ejected into nearby woods.

Debris including glass and car parts are strewn all over the road. Sergeant Scott Gourlay, from the Irvine Road Policing Unit, said: “Enquiries into the full circumstances surrounding the crash remain ongoing. “We are appealing for any other motorists or pedestrians, who were in the Dundonald Road area last night and believes they may have seen the Corsa prior to the crash, to please come forward. “We are also particularly keen to hear from anyone with possible dashcam footage from the area. “If you have any information which could assist our enquiries, please call police on 101, quoting incident 4159 of 10 September, 2023.” The smash took place yards away from a pedestrian crossing, used frequently by children and parents at the nearby Gargieston Primary.