Family of man who died at North Tyneside fairground describe their ‘impossible’ pain

Corrie Lee Stavers suffered fatal head injuries at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay in North Tyneside on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Northumbria police/PA

The family of Corrie Lee Stavers, who has died while working on a fairground ride in North Tyneside, have issued a statement describing the “impossible” pain of their loss.

Stavers, 28, suffered “serious head injuries” in what Northumbria police described as a “workplace accident” at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay on Saturday afternoon.