A horror smash involving multiple vehicles has shut down a major Ayrshire road as emergency services race to the scene.
Mercy crews, including fire engines and ambulance teams, are currently on the A78 near Eglinton, Irvine on the southbound carriageway.
Police confirmed the major crash happened around 9.40am.
Diversions have been put in place with traffic backed up all the way along to Irvine.
Drivers have been warned to avoid the area.
One eyewitness told Ayrshire Live: "It looks absolutely horrendous. There were fire engines just arriving and ambulances parked.
"It looked like a large-scale response. I counted up to 10 cars involved. One car is really badly damaged.
"My thoughts are with all the poor people affected."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.40 am on Thursday, December 15, police received a report of a multiple vehicle crash on the A78 southbound near to Eglington Interchange, Irvine.
“Emergency services are at the scene and the southbound road is currently closed.”
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