A man is fighting for life after a serious crash with a bus in South Ayrshire.
Emergency services were called to the A77 between Minishant and Maybole at around 4.15pm yesterday.
The driver of a blue Ford Fiesta, a 40-year-old man, suffered serious injuries after colliding with a single decker bus travelling northbound at the time.
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There were no passengers on the coach at the time.
The man was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where medics describe his condition as critical.
The driver of the coach was uninjured but has been left badly shaken by the incident.
The road was closed for several hours to allow crash investigators to conduct enquiries and examine the scene.
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An investigation is now under way to establish the exact circumstances of the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Officers from the Divisional Road Policing Unit in Irvine are appealing for any witnesses or information regarding the incident.
"In particular, officers are appealing to the drivers of an HGV and a tractor travelling southbound on the A77 at the time of the incident to contact them.
"If any motorists have dash cams, officers are asking for people to check the footage as it may have captured information which could assist in the ongoing inquiry."
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via 101, quoting incident number 2405 of Tuesday, September 3.
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