Tributes paid to woman and girl, 6, killed in horror crash in exact spot of tragedy just months earlier
A SIX-year-old girl and a woman have been killed in a horror single-car crash on a quiet country road.
The tragic collision involved a white Volkswagen Passat and the young passenger was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The 32-year-old woman driving was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she died a short time later.
The smash happened on the A76 in East Ayrshire, Scotland, at around 5pm on Tuesday.
Cops confirmed the road was closed for several hours to allow for investigations to take place.
Relatives of the woman and girl have been made aware and are being supported by Police Scotland.
A resident of nearby village Catrine said she avoids driving on the road for fear of dying in a smash.
And she revealed that there was a fatal crash at the same spot in May, which claimed the life of Auchinleck Talbot supporter Tommy Griffin, 43.
Flowers, club shirts and scarves still remain at the site.
The local said: "It makes me choked up just thinking about that poor wee girl.
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"Someone just died there in May at that exact same spot and now a woman and a wee girl have died. It’s terrible and just a needless tragedy.
"I don’t even drive on that road now because there’s been so many awful accidents.
"It’s not the road itself it’s the speed people go on it. Something needs to be done to stop them going so fast."
Officers are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash to get in touch.
Inspector Kenny Malaney said: "Our thoughts are with the everyone affected by this tragic incident at this extremely difficult time.
"Extensive enquiries 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.
"I am also keen to speak to anyone who have may dashcam footage.
"Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident 2596 of 24 September, 2024.”
It comes after a woman and four horses died following a fatal collision where the livestock ran loose on the major road.
Emergency services raced to the A737 between Howwood and Kilbarchan at around 3.10am on Monday.
Officers were called to the crash involving a Mercedes A-class car and a MAN box van.
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The 59-year-old female passenger of the Mercedes was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Three others involved in the incident were rushed to hospital.