5 d. ago Fairground worker died after 'being hit by ride while trying to retrieve jacket'

Corrie Lee Stavers, a 28-year-old father-of-one, was killed in an 'absolute tragedy' on the 'Experience' ride at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Girl, 17, is stabbed to death while calling cops to report being followed on her bike ride home in Holland as cops arrest asylum seeker 'who raped woman days earlier'

Lisa, who was returning from a night out with friends, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday morning after she was attacked while phoning the emergency police number.

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7 d. ago Man who died in 'workplace accident' at funfair named as police launch investigation

Corrie Lee Stavers, 28, was treated at the scene of the incident at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, but was declared dead a short time later

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7 d. ago Family pay tribute to ‘beloved’ funfair worker who died in fairground accident

Corrie Lee-Stavers, 28, was killed while working at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay

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7 d. ago Whitley Bay funfair worker killed in freak ride horror in front of families is named

Corrie Lee Stavers, 28, was working at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, on Saturday afternoon when he was killed in a freak accident

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7 d. ago Whitley Bay funfair employee killed in front of horrified families is named

A man in his 20s has been named as the victim of a freak workplace accident at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, near Newcastle. He sadly died after suffering from serious head injuries

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7 d. ago Families witnessed young funfair worker 'crushed to death' by ride

The fairground worker was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

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7 d. ago Fairground ride death victim was young father: Family pay tribute to 28

Corrie Lee Stavers, 28, has been named by relatives as the young father who was killed on the 'Experience' ride at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay on Saturday.

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8 d. ago Man dies of head injuries after ‘workplace accident’ at funfair

The annual Spanish City Summer Funfair has been closed as police investigate the death

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8 d. ago Whitley Bay funfair: Families saw young worker 'crushed to death' by ride

Fairground-goers have recalled the moment they saw a worker sustain a fatal injury at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, with some claiming people were still on the ride at the time

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8 d. ago Whitley Bay funfair incident: Young man dies after suffering head injuries on ride

The man died after suffering after suffering serious head injuries in a ‘workplace accident’ on a ride at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, police said

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8 d. ago Families' horror as fairground worker is left seriously injured after seaside ride 'emergency incident'

Police and paramedics rushed to the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, at around 2.15pm today.

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8 d. ago Major funfair shut down by cops after person 'seriously injured' in ride incident

The Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, was closed down by the police on Saturday afternoon after a person was injured on a ride

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8 d. ago Whitley Bay incident: Funfair closed after person 'seriously injured' on ride

Emergency services rushed to a busy funfair in Whitley Bay after someone was 'seriously injured' at a ride - the site has since closed down until further notice

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1 week ago Circus performer badly hurt after 'Globe of Death' stunt goes horribly wrong

Emergency services rushed to the scene after a circus performer was injured in the Globe of Death stunt – which sees motorcyclists ride inside a large mesh or steel spherical cage

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