THE A76 just north of Mauchline is closed in both directions due to a serious crash.

Police are on the scene and road users are being urged to use an alternative route.

The accident happened just north of the village, despite early reports from Traffic Scotland that the incident happened a mile south of Mauchline.

According to local police a man riding on a motor bike clipped a car and he has been taken to hospital with a serious injury but it's not thought to be life threatening.

The incident happened between Crosshands and Mauchline and the road remains closed until debris from the accident has been cleaned up.

The road was fully reopened at 5.25pm.