(LONDON) Several people were injured in an impressive accident on Sunday during a Commonwealth Games track cycling event in Birmingham, including British competitor Matt Walls, who was catapulted into the stands.
The Olympic omnium champion was treated for more than 40 minutes after the accident before being taken by ambulance. Spectators were also injured by the bike and the cyclist himself.
Earlier in the evening, a statement from Team England said that “After receiving medical treatment in hospital, Matt Walls was able to emerge with several stitches in his forehead. He suffers from scratches and bruises, but fortunately no major injuries.
Earlier, the England team had explained in a tweet that following his injury, “Matt is conscious and expressing himself, as he did not stop doing after the accident, and he is being treated at home. ‘hospital “.
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The 24-year-old was trying to avoid other riders who fell in front of him on the track during qualifying for the scratch race but, as he swerved on the raised part of the track, he snagged the wheel of another bike and flew into the stands.
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Witnesses said a man was treated for a cut arm and a young girl for unspecified injuries.
Qualifying was halted after the accident, which involved a total of eight riders, and the public asked to leave the velodrome.
Another British rider, Matt Bostock, also affected in the crash, was taken to hospital with head and shoulder injuries. His team announced in the evening that he had undergone a CT scan, the initial prognosis of which came out positive. Canadian Mathias Guillemette was disqualified for causing the first fall.
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