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The Blackpool Tower Circus was evacuated on Tuesday (September 23) after a horror bike incident unfolded in front of crowds.

Emergency services raced to the scene of the incident on the Promenade with multiple ambulances and fire engines in attendance.

It was reported that a motorcyclist sustained injuries during the 'Globe of Death act', a dramatic stunt in which a rider performs at high speeds inside a steel mesh sphere.

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Witnesses reported how the rider came off the bike before it then landed on him, sparking an evacuation of the auditorium and prompting emergency services to race to the scene.

"It was around 3.50pm this afternoon," one member of the audience told the

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