A VIDEO which shows a young man throwing a punch at a 60-year-old stranger has received huge backlash on social media. 

Captured in Burnley Bus Station, the short clip shows a young lad trying to land a punch on a stranger, as a third man steps in to try and break the scuffle up.

The circumstances surrounding the out-break of violence are currently unknown, although one eye-witness said the incident occurred after he was denied access onto a bus.

Opal Craig, who filmed the short clip on her phone said what she saw was 'horrible'.

She said: "The young guy threw a couple of punches at him but I only caught this short clip on camera. The men just wanted him out of the bus station."

The video, which was uploaded to Ms Craig's Facebook page has been viewed almost 25,000 times and shared 576 times since it was uploaded this afternoon. 

One person commented: "This man is clearly just trying to do his job and this is disgusting to see."

Another added: "This boy needs to be found and sorted out, this is bang out of order."