Man injured at funfair dies of head injuries

An air ambulance is landed on a grassed area in front of several fairground rides. A member of the emergency services can be seen in the foreground. He is wearing a blue uniform and white helmet.
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The man died a short time after suffering head injuries in a workplace accident at the fairground

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A man has died after being injured at a seaside fairground.

Northumbria Police said officers were called to Spanish City, in Whitley Bay, shortly before 14:15 BST to reports of a man in his 20s being injured in a workplace accident.

The force said the man had suffered head injuries and died a short time later.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the death, police confirmed.

Police also said the Spanish City Summer Funfair, which had been due to run over the bank holiday weekend, would "remain closed until further notice".

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