Family appeal over death of teenager hit by car near Hurlford

The family of a 14-year-old boy who died after being hit by a car in East Ayrshire have paid tribute to him and urged witnesses to come forward.

Aiden McLuckie was struck by a Vauxhall Corsa on the A76 near Hurlford at about 17:10 on 16 July.

He had been crossing the bridge over the Cessnock Water when he was hit, and died at the scene.

His family described Aiden as “the most loyal, loving, kind and caring wee guy you could ever meet”.

In a statement, they added: “We will be left with a massive hole in our family that will never be filled. We honestly don’t know how we will continue on without you in our lives.

“Rest in peace our beautiful boy, gone far too soon.

“As a family we are urging anyone who was near or around the scene around the time this tragic incident happened to please come forward with any information or dash cam footage even the smallest detail could matter.”

Police Scotland said the male driver of the car and his two passengers were checked over by paramedics at the scene.

Sgt Brian Simpson said: “Our thoughts remain with Aiden’s family and we remain in regular contact with them as our investigation continues.

“We are continuing to appeal for information and in the course of our investigation we have established that there may have been more vehicles in the area at the time than we initially thought.

“I would urge anyone who may have been on the A76 in the area around the time of the crash to review any dashcam footage from between 17:00 and 17:10 and contact us if they believe they have any information which could help.”