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Boy, eight, taken to hospital after being knocked down by vehicle

Emergency services were called to Kilmaurs Road in Kilmarnock following reports of the crash.

Boy, eight, taken to hospital after being knocked down by vehicle in Kilmarnock — The eight-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital as a precaution. iStock

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A boy was knocked down by a vehicle on a road in East Ayrshire on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to Kilmaurs Road in Kilmarnock following reports of the incident at around 3.05pm.

The eight-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital as a precaution following the crash.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.05pm on Thursday, August 21, 2025, officers received a report of a crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on Kilmaurs Road, Kilmarnock.

“The pedestrian, an eight-year-old boy, was taken to hospital as a precaution.”

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