Man killed following football fan coach crash

A MAN has died following a coach crash in Ayrshire which left 18 people in hospital, Police Scotland said.

The crash happened on the A76 yesterday at around 1.15pm.

One passenger said the coach “swerved” at the roundabout and landed on its side on a grass verge.

According to reports, the coach was travelling to Ibrox Stadium, where Rangers were due to play Partick Thistle.

A total of 36 people, plus the driver, were on board at the time.

Earlier, police said three people being treated in hospital were in a serious condition.

Ryan Rowe, from Darvel, East Ayrshire, was driving to work when he passed the crash scene.

He said: “It must have happened just five minutes before I got there.

“Within two minutes the fire service, ambulance and police all turned up.

“There were still people trapped inside.

“One man I spoke to was just sitting down and in tears and he was shaking.

“He said the bus had 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.”

Inspector Darren Faulds said inquiries were ongoing to establish the cause of the crash.