Serious road crash - B743, Muirkirk to Strathaven road, Cumnock, Ayrshire

Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured when his KTM motorcycle crashed on B743 Muirkirk to Strathaven road on Sunday, 17 April, 2022.

The single vehicle crash happened about 3.50 pm and the 40-year-old male rider was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital where medical staff describe his condition as critical.

The road was closed between Muirkirk and Dungavel for around six hours to allow enquiries to be carried out.

Sergeant Paul Mellis from Glasgow Road Policing Unit said:

"We are appealing for information to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and would ask anyone who witnessed the collision, or who was in the area at the time and has a dash-cam fitted to their vehicle to contact us."

Information can be passed to Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2137 of Sunday, 17 April, 2022.

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