A78 crash in Irvine, Ayrshire, leaves pensioner among three injured A pensioner was seriously injured in a crash between a 4x4 and a car in Ayrshire. The 73-year-old man who was driving a Mitsubishi Outlander 4x4 sustained a serious injury to his arm in the collision with a Vauxhall Meriva in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Police Scotland said the 63-year-old man who was driving the Vauxhall was also taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment. A 73-year-old woman who was a passenger in the Mitsubishi was taken to the hospital for treatment before being discharged. Police confirmed the 4x4 driver remains in hospital where staff describe his condition as serious. The collision occurred on the A78 northbound close to the Meadowhead roundabout at around 7.05pm on Sunday. Sergeant Ian Thornton of the divisional road policing unit in Irvine is appealing for information and witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to called Sergeant Thornton on 101.