Bus driver, 23, dies after crash with van on major road

A 23-year-old man has died following a crash between a van and a bus on the A77.

The collision happened at the junction with the A719 near Galston in East Ayrshire on Monday, August 14 at around 5.30pm.

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Police Scotland said the incident involved a Ford Transit and a single-decker Stagecoach bus.

The driver of the bus was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with life-threatening injuries.

He later died in the hospital on Saturday, August 19.

The transit driver, a 42-year-old man, was taken to the same hospital with serious injuries.

His condition is now described as stable.

Two bus passengers, a 68-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, were also taken in for medical treatment by ambulance as a precaution but were later discharged.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and anyone with information, including dash-cam footage, is asked to get in touch by phoning 101, quoting incident number 3147 of Monday, August 14.