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Man found injured in car park dies

A 22-year-old man died in Inverclyde Royal hospital after he was found injured in a Greenock car park.

Dan Barker
Monday 03 January 2022 13:33 GMT
The man was found in a car park in Greenock (Jane Barlow/PA)
The man was found in a car park in Greenock (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Archive)

A man who was found injured in a car park on New Year’s Day has died in hospital.

Emergency services were sent to Ann Street in Greenock after the 22-year-old was found in a car park on Sunday, at around 3.50pm.

Paramedics took him Inverclyde Royal Hospital, but he died a short time later.

Detectives have now launched an investigation into the circumstances of the his death, and officers have said his next of kin have been informed.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: ā€œWe were made aware of a 22-year-old man who found injured at a car park off Ann Street in Greenock around 3.50pm on Sunday January 2.

ā€œThe man was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital but died a short time later.

ā€œHis next of kin are aware.

ā€œInquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.ā€

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