A nine-year-old girl has died in a crash involving a tractor and a trailer in Scotland, police have said.

The girl was on a bicycle when the crash happened on Castle Place, New Cumnock yesterday afternoon (Monday, September 18), Police Scotland added.

She was pronounced dead on the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.35p.m on Monday, September 18, 2023, we received a report of a crash involving a tractor towing a trailer and a nine-year-old female on her bicycle on Castle Place, New Cumnock.

“Emergency services attended but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”