One person airlifted to hospital following collision which left two injured in East Ayrshire

One person has been airlifted to hospital following a crash in East Ayrshire which left two people injured.

Emergency services responded to reports of a collision on the A76 near Mauchline around 9.30am on Friday morning.

Police sealed the road off at its crossroads with the B744 at Crosshands while crews remained at the scene.

One person was transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by air ambulance following the crash, with a second being taken to University Hospital Crosshouse by road.

Traffic Scotland reported that the A76 had reopened in both directions by 2.30pm.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 9.34am to attend a two-vehicle collision on the A76 near to Crosshands, Mauchline.

“Two ambulances, two special operations response teams (SORT) and an air ambulance were dispatched to the scene.

“One patient was transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital via air ambulance and another to the University Hospital Crosshouse by road ambulance.”