Teenage boy dies and six people taken to hospital after crash

The crash happened on Boig Road in New Cumnock

A teenage boy died and six people were taken to hospital following a two-car crash in East Ayrshire.

Lewis Campbell, 15, from Cumnock, was a passenger in one of the cars. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police were called to Boig Road near New Cumnock at about 18:00 on Tuesday after the crash between a Peugeot 208 and a Nissan Qashqai.

One woman and five teenagers were taken to the University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock after the collision.

They included the 18-year-old male driver of the Peugeot and an 18-year-old woman and 19-year-old man who, along with the crash victim, were passengers.

A 54-year-old woman had been driving the other car with two passengers, a girl aged 13 and a boy aged 15.

The road remains closed while crash investigations are carried out and police are asking for anyone with information to contact them.