A MOTHER and daughter killed in a crash near Auchinleck yesterday have been named by police.

Rebecca Hill, 32, and six-year-old Arianna Aliu tragically lost their lives in the fatal accident on the A76, near to the junction with the B713 between Catrine and Auchinleck, on Tuesday, September 24.

Police were called out to the single-vehicle incident at around 5pm involving a white Volkswagen Passat.

Emergency services attended, however, Arianna was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ms Hill was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where she died a short time later.

The road was closed for around seven hours to allow for investigations to take place.

Inspector Kenny Malaney said “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragic incident at this extremely difficult time. Specialist officers are assisting Rebecca and Arianna's family.

"We would like to thank the members of the public who stopped to help and made the call to the emergency services.

"Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish what has happened and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash, or may have been in the area at the time, to contact us.

"I am also keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage showing the Passat prior to the crash."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 2596 of September 24, 2024.