Overview

• Emergency services were called to Spanish City Summer Funfair around 2:15pm on August 23, where a man suffered severe head injuries and was later declared dead.
• Northumbria Police are leading an investigation supported by the Health and Safety Executive, and the fair remains closed to the public.
• Family members named the victim as Corrie Lee Stavers, 28, a father-of-one from the Sunderland area.
• Relatives and witnesses report he was operating the Experience ride and may have gone to retrieve a jacket before being struck, a detail that remains unconfirmed by investigators.
• A GoFundMe has been launched to help cover funeral costs and support his five-year-old son as witnesses described attempts to resuscitate him at the scene.