A young man is fighting for his life today after being hit by a car while trying to help his friends on the A77.
The 31-year-old was assisting pals to move a broken-down motor on to the back of a trailer on the major road near Kilmarnock just after 7pm.
The man was then struck by a dark-coloured saloon car on the northbound carriageway. The car did not stop at the scene.
Police and an ambulance attended shortly after and the victim was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where hospital staff describe his condition as critical.
Sergeant Kenny Malaney of the Road Policing Unit based in Govan said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to trace the dark-coloured car involved and its driver.
“At the time of the incident, there was a red Volkswagen Golf parked behind the trailer. The trailer was being towed by a Mercedes GLC. If you passed by, please get in touch with officers as you may have information that will assist this investigation.
“I would also appeal to anyone on the road around the time of the crash with dash-cam footage to contact us too.
“Information should be passed to police through 101 with reference number 2803 of 18 February.”
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