A woman and four horses have died following an incident on the A737 near Howwood.

At around 3.10am on Monday, September 23, police were called to a crash involving a Mercades A-Class car and a MAN box van, having also received a number of calls about six horses running loose on the road.

Police and ambulance attended and a 59-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Mercedes, was pronounced dead at the scene. Four of the horses also died after being hit by vehicles.

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A 33-year-old man who was a passenger in the car and a 59-year-old man driving the van were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley for assessment.

The road was closed while an investigation was carried out and reopened at 2pm.

Sergeant Jack Swindells said: “We are providing support to the family of the woman who died as our enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of this crash.

“We would appeal to anyone who was driving on the A737 on Monday morning around the time of the crash who either witnessed the crash take place or seen the horses running on the road. Anyone with dash-cam footage is also asked to please contact us as soon as possible.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0291 of 23 September.”