Woman dead and three in hospital after crash closes East Renfrewshire road for nine hours

A woman has died, and three people are in hospital following a one-car crash in Thornliebank.

Emergency services were called to Kennishead Road following a crash involving a black Vauxhall Astra at 7.25pm on Sunday.

A woman, who was a passenger in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other women, aged 33 and 18, who were also passengers in the vehicle, were taken to hospital along with the 20-year-old male driver.

The road was closed overnight between Barrhead Road and Nitshill Road before reopening around 7.20am on Monday.

Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward as investigations into the incident are ongoing.

Sergeant John Houston said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who has died at this difficult time.

“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances, and we are appealing to anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.

“If you were driving in the area please check any dash-cam footage to see if something has been captured that could assist with our investigation.”

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3250 of October 25, 2026.