Man dies after collapsing at Pontefract nightclub - LATEST

A MAN died after collapsing at a Pontefract nightclub in the early hours of Sunday.

Police officers were called to reports a 23-year-old man, from Pontefract, had collapsed at a Big Fellas nightclub on Beastfair at around 12.15am yesterday.

He was taken to Wakefield’s Pinderfields hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

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Police say they have investigated but are not treating his death as suspicious.

In a separate incident at around 10pm on Saturday, police were called to reports of a disturbance involving a “number of people” on Cornmarket in the town.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Keep checking the Express website for updates.