CRIME scene investigators have arrived on the scene in Duckworth Lane this morning after a 19-year-old man died in a stabbing, triggering a murder investigation to be launched.

Officers are on the scene, where a large cordon has been in place for a number of hours, to forensically examine the area for evidence.

There was a large brawl last night in Duckworth Lane, resulting in a man, aged 19, getting stabbed and later dying at hospital.

The white suited officers have arrived on the scene with expert equipment to analyse the area.

The brawl occurred near the Paddy Power bookmakers in Duckworth Lane, near the junctions with Washington Street and Duckworth Grove, with a number of cars being damaged in the melee.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the disorder in Duckworth Lane to come forward, in particular if they have dashcam footage.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police by calling 101, quoting log number 14 of April 23, or using the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.

Information can also be passed to independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.