A FUNFAIR worker thrown from a ride at a Burnham fair has suffered serious injuries.

Cameron Biddisombe, 22, was on the Tagada ride when the accident happened at Remembrance Avenue at 11pm on Saturday evening.

He has five broken ribs and a fractured back and faces eight months off work.

The fair was being held on the same weekend as the Burnham Carnival.

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