Child and man die in road crash

A four-year-old boy from Northern Ireland and a Scottish man have died in a road accident in Ayrshire.

James Michael Hayes, from Omagh, County Tyrone, died in hospital following the crash between a car and a motorcycle outside the village of Maybole at about 1230 GMT on Monday.

David Thomson, 28, who was riding the motorcycle, died at the scene.

Police said a Peugeot 106 car and a Yamaha motorcycle collided on the A77 between Maybole and Kirkoswald.

Three other men and another three-year-old boy, who are also from Northern Ireland, were in the car and are being treated in Ayr hospital.

A 21-year-old man from County Down is said to be in a critical condition while another man, also 21, is described as "stable".

This road would have been quite busy at this time and I would ask that anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Traffic Department at Ayr Sergeant David Carballo Strathclyde Police

It is understood the people travelling in the car had been visiting relatives in Scotland.

A police spokesman said: "The 21-year-old rear seat passenger is still detained in hospital where staff describe his condition as critical.

"The others in the car, the male driver, a male passenger and a young boy, suffered minor injuries."

Police have appealed to eyewitnesses to contact them.

Sergeant David Carballo said: "This road would have been quite busy at this time and I would ask that anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Traffic Department at Ayr on telephone number 01292 664140."