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.

A fairground worker has died after suffering serious head injuries following an 'emergency incident' on a ride at a seaside funfair.

Spanish City Summer Funfair has been closed for the bank holiday following the incident

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.

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

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.