‘Forever 14' Loved ones raise £4,000 for family of Celtic fan schoolboy killed in Ayrshire crash
A fundraiser to help the family of a 14-year-old boy who died in a horror crash on a bridge in Ayrshire has raised nearly £4,000 in less than 24 hours.
Aiden McLuckie was a pedestrian on the bridge over Cessnock Water on the A76 near Hurlford when he was hit by a Vauxhall Corsa at around 5.10pm on Wednesday, July 16.
Emergency crews rushed to the incident but Celtic fan Aiden was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Locals have now rallied around Aiden's heartbroken family to help them with unexpected funeral costs. Ayrshire business Dash Claims donated £500 to the cause and encouraged others to help. They wrote: "No young family should ever have to go through this heartbreak!" While money from The Thack Inn's quiz night has also been donated from Ayrshire DJs.
Yvonne Devlin who started the fundraiser wrote: "We are heartbroken by the sudden passing of Aiden, following the tragic incident that happened yesterday.
"David, Olivia and family have been absolutely devastated by this event and are looking for a wee bit support anything big or small is appreciated, thanks. Forever 14. R.I.P wee man."
Aiden's step-mum Olivia McLuckie broke the news of his passing to the local community in a heart-wrenching post on social media on Thursday.
She said: "I can't believe I'm actually have to write this but we just wanted to let people know that our boy Aiden sadly passed away last night due to tragic accident.
"He will be sorely missed. Our family is broken right now and would like some time to process this."
The popular teenager was understood to have spent the day out playing football with pals before the tragedy unfolded. Tributes have poured out to teen who has been described as a "lovely boy".
Minty Sloan said: "Absolutely heartbreaking, thoughts with the whole family, RIP aiden #forever14 wee man."
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Ann Weir added: "RIP Aiden. Lovely well mannered wee boy. #forever14. Thinking of his mum and the rest of the family."
Janice Walker wrote: "What a lovely boy. My grandson is heart broken - it's his wee pal. My heart go out to the family. RIP Aiden you will be missed."
Sharon Mcdonald commented: "Thinking of his wee mum she'll be distraught. And the family. Rip. Wee darling. Another wee angel. Sleep tight Aiden, God bless you."
Police enquiries into the incident are ongoing. The male driver of the car, a Vauxhall Corsa, and his two passengers were checked over by paramedics.
Sergeant Brian Simpson from Road Policing said: 'Our thoughts remain with Aiden's family at this extremely difficult time, and we are providing them with specialist support as our enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances.
'I would again appeal to anyone with information to come forward. We are keen to speak to anyone who was driving in the area at the time and ask if anyone has dash-cam footage to please contact us.'
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2706 of Wednesday, 16 July, 2025.
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