Mother and six-year-old daughter killed in car crash

Rebecca Hill, 32, was driving in a VW Passat with her daughter Arianna Aliu

A mother and her six-year-old daughter have died in a single-car crash in East Ayrshire, police have confirmed.

Rebecca Hill, 32, was driving in a VW Passat with her daughter Arianna Aliu, on the A76 near to the B713 junction between Catrine and Auchinleck.

Emergency services attended the incident at about 17:00 on Tuesday.

Arianna was pronounced dead at the scene. Rebecca was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she died a short time later.

The crash happened near the junction of the A76 and B713 between Catrine and Auchinleck

Police Scotland inspector Kenny Malaney said specialist officers were assisting the family.

He said: “Our thoughts are with the everyone affected by this tragic incident at this extremely difficult time.

"We would like to thank the members of the public that stopped to help and made the call to the emergency services."

The road was closed for around seven hours for accident investigations to take place.

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the crash to get in touch.

Insp Malley added: "Extensive inquiries 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."