HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A man died after his vehicle crashed on North Drive and fell down an embankment early Sunday morning.

According to the Hopkinsville Fire Department, emergency crews responded to the area of North Drive by the entrance of the Hopkinsville Greenway around 2:30 a.m. on June 15. Dispatch was initially alerted that a vehicle may have left the roadway and entered the Little River.

Upon arrival, HFD located the SUV around 50 feet below grade down the greenway embankment, just outside of the water. The vehicle was heavily damaged from the crash.

Hopkinsville EMS reports that one patient, an adult male, was located with critical injuries. He was pronounced deceased on-scene by the Christian County Coroner.