POLICE have confirmed that a man died suddenly this morning in Shipley.
West Yorkshire Police were called to Crag Road at 6.33am on Thursday, September 24 to reports of a sudden death in a public place.
The force has said a scene remains in police.
Enquiries are ongoing.
What police could say at this stage
A spokesperson for WYP said: "At 6.33am this morning (24 September) officers were called to Crag Road in Shipley by the ambulance service to reports of a sudden death in a public place.
"Enquiries are in their very early stages.
"The man’s death is currently being treated as unexplained.
"A scene is in place whilst enquiries are carried out. "
A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "Ambulance resources responded to an incident on Crag Road in Shipley this morning (24 September)."
Local Reactions
A local cyclist, said “I cycled there last night, it was fine then but then I got up this morning and there was a policeman down the end there, they taped it off.”
He claimed, “Somebody had said it was a bloke who was reasonably well dressed.”
Another individual said “It was still tented up when we got here, around 7:30, don’t really know what it was, seems a bit weird”
A resident said he had heard about the incident from Facebook.
The post said “Sad News. Anyone that walks on the side walk near the new houses on crag road, leading down to Aldi/mcdonalds. Unfortunately there has been a dead body found & it’s all corned off by the police.
“Thought I’d post here as I know families walk on there, and a lot of doggy walkers.”
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