Man convicted of Ayrshire bus driver murder in deliberate crash

David Livingstone, 44, was convicted of murder after deliberately crashing his work van into a Stagecoach bus on the A77 near Fenwick, Ayrshire, killing 23-year-old bus driver Gordon Stirling and injuring two passengers. Livingstone had planned to take his own life following the end of his long-term relationship and reportedly played an online "yes/no" game to decide his fate shortly before the fatal collision. Despite denying intent to commit suicide and claiming no memory of the crash, jurors found him guilty. Judge Lord Mulholland described the act as the "most selfish" killing he had encountered in his decades of judicial experience. Stirling's family attended the trial emotionally, bringing his ashes in a rucksack that belonged to him and wearing his favorite color, purple. Around ten minutes before the crash, Livingstone sent "love you" messages to his children, highlighting the tragic circumstances surrounding the incident.