BRENTWOOD - Suffolk County Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a carnival worker who was killed after he was struck by a ride in Brentwood Saturday night.

Michael Austin, 22, was coming off of a break from his job at The Feast of Mother Cabrini fair when he bent down and reached under the SCAT ride to grab something.  When Austin stood up, he was struck in the head by the ride and was knocked to the ground at approximately 7:25 p.m. 

Austin, of 189 Van Buren St., Mastic, was flown to Stony Brook Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

The ride, one of several at the fair that is being held at Suffolk County Community College, located on Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood,  had passengers at the time of the incident but they were not injured.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Suffolk County Department of Labor were notified.  The investigation is continuing.