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| One man dead after Rangers fans' coach crash | One man dead after Rangers fans' coach crash |
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| One man has died after a coach carrying Rangers supporters overturned in East Ayrshire. | One man has died after a coach carrying Rangers supporters overturned in East Ayrshire. |
| Police Scotland said a further 18 people were taken to hospital, and three were seriously hurt. | Police Scotland said a further 18 people were taken to hospital, and three were seriously hurt. |
| The crash happened at about 13:15 on Saturday on the A76 by the Crossroads Roundabout near Kilmarnock. | |
| One passenger said the bus, which had 37 people on board including the driver, had "swerved" before landing on its side on a grass verge. | |
| In an updated statement Police Scotland said: "We can confirm a 39-year-old man has died following a serious coach crash on the A76 near Crossroads Roundabout. | |
| "A report will be prepared for the Procurator Fiscal. | |
| "Eighteen people are receiving treatment in hospital, three of whom are in a serious condition. | |
| "This includes seven men under 20 years of age. Three men and three women aged between 30 and 59 and five men over 60. Enquiries are ongoing." | |
| The road was closed in both directions and crash investigators were examining the scene. | |
| Ryan Rowe was travelling to work when he saw the bus, just minutes after the crash. | |
| "Within two minutes the fire service, ambulance and police all turned up. There were still people trapped inside," he said. | |
| "One man I spoke to was just sitting down and in tears and he was shaking. He said the bus has swerved. | |
| "Another young man had cuts all over his arm and blood all the way down it. He was holding it in the air to try and stop the bleeding. | |
| "Two or three windows on the bus had been smashed and when I was there paramedics were still trying to get people out of the other side that the bus was lying on." | |
| His father Ricky said there was no sign that any other vehicle had been involved. | |
| He said: "We'd seen people in tears and knew that it was a horrific accident - and just by the nature of where the bus was which was quite high up on the verge by the roundabout. | |
| "We knew that it must have been going at quite a fast speed to actually reach up there on its side." | |
| According to some reports on social media, the bus was carrying the Nith Valley Loyal Rangers supporters. | According to some reports on social media, the bus was carrying the Nith Valley Loyal Rangers supporters. |
| Rangers were playing Partick Thistle at Ibrox stadium on Saturday afternoon. | |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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