A 50-year-old man died outside a Mid West pub on Friday night after suffering a “medical episode” while being moved on from the area.

Police were called to the Murchison Club Hotel in Cue around 8.30pm after one punter reportedly smashed a glass jug over the head of another.

It is understood around 50 people were in the pub at the time, mostly family and friends in town for a funeral.

An eye witness said they were not sure what sparked the fight but that it caused an uproar inside the venue.

When police arrived they shut the pub down - further inflaming tensions - and causing everyone to spill out onto the street outside.

Outside, police called for back-up to disperse the crowd, some of whom threw projectiles at officers and the pub itself.

In a statement posted online, the Mid West – Gascoyne District police wrote: “While Police were moving the patrons on from the area, they became aware of a man who had collapsed as he was walking to his vehicle.

“At this time it is believed the man had suffered a medical episode.”

Police provided emergency first aid until paramedics arrived and transported the man to hospital, where he could not be revived.

It is unclear whether the deceased man was involved in the earlier fight.

Police said the man’s death was not being treated as suspicious.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.