September 22, 2024

Police were called out to a busy Kilmarnock road on Friday evening following the sudden death of a man.

Dundonald Road was closed for several hours following the unexplained death of an 80-year-old man.

The incident took place near Porter Drive, close to the A71 bypass flyover bridge.

It’s understood the man at the centre of the incident was a cyclist and that no other vehicles were involved in the collision.

Even though the death is mysterious, police acknowledged today that there don’t seem to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the occurrence.

Four hours after the incident was initially reported to the police, Ayrshire Roads Alliance announced that the road had reopened.

“Police were called to Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, at approximately 4:05 p.m. on Friday, May 10, following the sudden death of an 80-year-old man,” a spokeswoman for Police Scotland stated.

The death is being investigated as unexplained at this time, but no suspicious circumstances are thought to have occurred.

 

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