A primary school in Greenock was closed today after the nearby discovery of a seriously injured man who subsequently died in hospital.

Police are treating the death of the 35-year-old as “unexplained” after he was found hurt in Drumfrochar Road yesterday evening.

He died a few hours later at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

“Police are treating the death as unexplained meantime.”

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The incident led to the closure of St Patrick’s Primary on Monday as police cordoned off Drumfrochar Road for investigation.

In a statement issued on Inverclyde Council’s Facebook page, the local authority named other schools the pupils could attend in the meantime.

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