Storm Éowyn: Teenager dies after car hit by falling tree in Ayrshire

A teenager whose car was struck by a falling tree during Storm Éowyn has died of his injuries.

The 19-year-old was driving a blue Ford Focus on the B743 in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, at about 06:45 on Friday when the accident happened.

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment but died on Saturday.

An amber weather warning was in place in that area at the time. The crash happened just over three hours before a red weather warning came into force.

Sgt Chris McColm of Police Scotland’s road policing unit said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.”

He is the second person to die following Friday’s storm.

In the Republic of Ireland, 20-year-old Kacper Dudek died after a tree fell on his car in County Donegal.

Two days after Storm Éowyn hit, more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Scotland remain without power.

More than 14,000 SP Energy Networks customers in central and southern Scotland are still off-grid.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said they have 7,500 customers without power.

Rail and ferry links remain badly affected across the country, with warnings significant disruption will continue throughout Sunday.

Train operator Scotrail said engineers are working to restore the network after 400 individual incidents were logged on Friday and Saturday.

CalMac has begun running some ferries on its island routes, though these remain prone to delay and cancellation due to continued adverse weather, storm damage and power outages.