58-year-old man who died in crash on A77 near Girvan named

Police Scotland can now confirm the identity of the man who died in a road traffic crash on the A77 near Girvan.

John Rae from Girvan was the driver of a White MG motor vehicle involved in a crash with a blue and white Volvo bus at around 10.30pm on Wednesday, 13 July, 2022.

Emergency services attended but the 58-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were no other reported injuries. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

Sergeant Christopher Hoggans of Ayrshire Roads Policing said: “Our thoughts are will the family and friends of Mr Rae at this very difficult time.

“We are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have witnessed the crash to come forward with any information or dashcam footage.

“Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident 3780 of 13 July.”