Summary:
A Kenyan acrobat has been injured in a fall at a circus show in Russia.

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By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 05:40 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:56 EST, 14 March 2013 . A Kenyan acrobat is in hospital with serious injuries after crashing through the safety net during a circus performance in Moscow. Amateur video aired on Russian television shows 22-year-old Karo Christopher Kazungu falling through the net during the show last night. Gasps could be heard around the big top while fellow performers rushed to help Mr Kazungu as he lay flat on his back. Scroll down for video . Fall: Amateur video shows Kenyan acrobat Karo Christopher Kazungu lying . on the ground with a broken back and the hole left in the safety net which he had fallen through at . the Moscow State Circus . The Great Moscow State Circus said on its website today that he was conscious when he was taken to hospital. The . Russian RIA Novosti news agency quoted the director of the show as . saying that Kazungu was diagnosed with a fracture of one vertebra. Mr Kazungu was one of a dozen Russian and Kenyan performers who were taking part in a highly complex aerial gymnastics show. Accident: Karo Christopher Kazungu falling through the net before fellow performers rush to his aid during the show last night .