Ayrshire incident: Elderly man, 96, in hospital with 'serious injuries' after being hit by car
The driver of the car has been fined.
A 96-year-old man is in hospital with “serious injuries” after being struck by a car in Ardrossan.
Emergency services were called to South Beach Road at around 3.20pm on December 11 after receiving a report of a crash involving a MG HS Excite car and a pedestrian.
The elderly man was taken to hospital and the driver of the car, a 74-year-old man, was issued with a fixed penalty notice for a road traffic offence.
Police said enquiries are ongoing and they are appealing for further information about the incident.
Sergeant Gordon Stewart said: “We are continuing to establish the full circumstances of this incident and I am asking anyone who was in that area at the time who witnessed something to get in touch.
“Similarly, any drivers in the area with dash-cam footage that may have captured the incident should contact us.”
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 2177 of December 11.