Family's plea after 'loyal and kind' boy, 14, dies after being struck by car on A76

The family of a schoolboy who died after being struck by a car in Ayrshire have paid tribute to their “loving, kind and caring wee guy”.

Aiden McLuckie died after being struck by a car at the bridge over Cessnock Water on the A76 near Hurlford at around 5.10pm on July 16.

Emergency services attended, and the 14-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Almost a week on from the crash Aiden’s family has released a statement through Police Scotland, saying: “We would like to firstly thank the two women and two off-duty police officers who were on the scene first with Aiden.

“Also we would like to thank all of the emergency services that attended and everything they did to try and save our boy and last but not least we would like to thank all the community for reaching out donating to Aiden’s memorial and all the kind, loving messages, cards and flowers we have received,” they added.

“They mean the world and more at this devastating time. Aiden was the most loyal, loving, kind and caring wee guy you could ever meet and we will be left with a massive hole in our family that will never be filled we honestly don’t know how we will continue on without you in our lives.”

They continued: “Rest in peace our beautiful boy, gone far too soon.”

The male driver of the car, a Vauxhall Corsa, and his two passengers were checked over by paramedics.

Aidan’s family has urged anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward.

Sergeant Brian Simpson from Road Policing said: “Our thoughts remain with Aiden’s family and we remain in regular contact with them as our investigation continues.

“We are continuing to appeal for information and in the course of our investigation we have established that there may have been more vehicles in the area at the time than we initially thought.

“I would urge anyone who may have been on the A76 in the area around the time of the crash to review any dashcam footage from between 5pm and 5.10pm and contact us if they believe they have any information which could help.

“Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2706 of Wednesday, July 16, 2025.”