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Crash kills one and injures three

Sun Sep 07 09:51:03 UTC 2008

Death crash man named by police

Sun Sep 07 16:21:00 UTC 2008

A 23-year-old man has died and three others were injured in a collision near Ardrossan on Saturday morning.

Police have named a 23-year-old man who died in a car crash near Ardrossan on Saturday morning.

The crash, involving a Citroen Saxo and a Nissan Micra, happened on the A78 Ardrossan to Seamill Road at 0945 BST.The crash, involving a Citroen Saxo and a Nissan Micra, happened on the A78 Ardrossan to Seamill Road at 0945 BST.
A passenger in the Citroen died at the scene. The driver, also 23, suffered minor injuries.Darren Byres, from Stevenston, who was a passenger in the Citroen, died at the scene. The 34-year-old driver suffered minor injuries.
Another passenger in the Citroen, an 18-year-old man, and the 71-year-old male driver of the Micra were taken to hospital in Kilmarnock.Another passenger in the Citroen, an 18-year-old man, and the 71-year-old male driver of the Micra were injured.
Their injuries are not thought to be serious.They were taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock following the crash but their injuries are not thought to be life threatening
Strathclyde Police officers are trying to establish the circumstances of the crash and appealed for any witnesses to come forward.Strathclyde Police officers are trying to establish the circumstances of the crash and appealed for any witnesses to come forward.