Plymouth man, 21, dies after weekend crash

Embankment Road was closed while emergency services were at the scene. Credit: Google Maps

A 21-year-old motorist has died after suffering serious injuries in a car crash in Plymouth.

Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a green Lexus saloon car on Embankment Road at around 2.10am on Saturday 7 January.

The driver, a man from Plymouth, died in hospital.

Embankment Road was closed while officers carried out a forensic examination of the scene.

The road re-opened later at around 1.45pm.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the incident or with dashcam footage to contact them via their website or by calling 101, quoting log 59 of 7/1/23.