A man has died following a one-vehicle crash near Ayr.

Police were called to the scene on the northbound A77 near Bankfield roundabout at around 2.55am on Thursday.

The 35-year-old man driving the car, a BMW Z4, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are urging anyone who saw the crash or has dash-cam footage from the area at around the time to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the road policing department at Irvine on 101, quoting reference number 0246 of March 14.

A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.