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| Fairlie crash: Elderly couple trapped after lorry ploughs into house | |
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| An elderly couple are believed to have been trapped under rubble after a lorry ploughed into a house in the Ayrshire village of Fairlie. | |
| Emergency services are at the scene at 53 Main Street, where the A78 Largs to Seamill road was closed to traffic. | Emergency services are at the scene at 53 Main Street, where the A78 Largs to Seamill road was closed to traffic. |
| Photographer Arlene Foster was quickly at the scene from her local shop. | Photographer Arlene Foster was quickly at the scene from her local shop. |
| "The lorry is literally in someone's front room and I believe a woman is still trapped in the building," she told BBC Scotland. | "The lorry is literally in someone's front room and I believe a woman is still trapped in the building," she told BBC Scotland. |
| "I believe the husband has been freed and the driver was also removed safely. | |
| "The lorry seems to have been going towards Ardrossan but hit the building on the opposite side of the road. | "The lorry seems to have been going towards Ardrossan but hit the building on the opposite side of the road. |
| "It is the main road to Hunterston and Clyde Port, so there are lots of heavy lorries. | "It is the main road to Hunterston and Clyde Port, so there are lots of heavy lorries. |
| "But it's a fairly narrow road and people have been trying to get it widened for years. | "But it's a fairly narrow road and people have been trying to get it widened for years. |
| "Fortunately, it was quite quiet at the time - school kids could have been affected if it happened later." | "Fortunately, it was quite quiet at the time - school kids could have been affected if it happened later." |
| Building 'demolished' | Building 'demolished' |
| The lorry struck the building at about 13:45 and both police and the fire services are attending. | The lorry struck the building at about 13:45 and both police and the fire services are attending. |
| "The building has been demolished," added Ms Foster, who works for Anna Conway Photography. | |
| "It is a two-storey building that I believe is split into flats. I think five people live there." | "It is a two-storey building that I believe is split into flats. I think five people live there." |
| Police are urging drivers to stay away from the area, with southbound traffic being divert at Largs onto the A760 at Hayley Brae and northbound traffic being diverted at the Hunterston Roundabout. | Police are urging drivers to stay away from the area, with southbound traffic being divert at Largs onto the A760 at Hayley Brae and northbound traffic being diverted at the Hunterston Roundabout. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said: "Large numbers of fire, police and ambulance personnel are in attendance, with specially trained personnel from all three services working closely together. | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said: "Large numbers of fire, police and ambulance personnel are in attendance, with specially trained personnel from all three services working closely together. |
| "Resources have been drafted from across the West of Scotland, including Strathclyde Fire & Rescue firefighters from its Urban Search and Rescue team. | "Resources have been drafted from across the West of Scotland, including Strathclyde Fire & Rescue firefighters from its Urban Search and Rescue team. |
| "The fire service has also committed two major incident support units from Clydebank and Kilmarnock and the Scottish Ambulance Service's Special Operations Response Team is at the scene." | "The fire service has also committed two major incident support units from Clydebank and Kilmarnock and the Scottish Ambulance Service's Special Operations Response Team is at the scene." |