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Commonwealth Games Cycling Abandoned After Fan Left Covered In Blood By Horror Crash

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Published 14:26 31 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Commonwealth Games Cycling Abandoned After Fan Left Covered In Blood By Horror Crash

Team England's Matt Walls went over the barrier into the crowd during the men's 15km scratch race qualifying round

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A cycling event at the Commonwealth Games has been abandoned after a high-speed crash left riders injured and a fan covered in blood.

The incident took place during the men's 15km scratch race qualifying round in London today (31 July), when English cyclist Matt Walls went over the barrier at the side of the track and flew into the crowd along with his bike.

Walls is thought to have been forced off the track while trying to avoid a crash in front of him.

Medics treated the 24-year-old cyclist in the stands while spectators were asked to leave the velodrome.

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A total of eight riders were taken out in the crash.
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Walls was given an oxygen mask and loaded into an ambulance to be transported to hospital after being treated in the stands for more than 40 minutes in the aftermath of the crash, which took down a total of eight riders.

The cyclist received treatment along with Isle of Man's Matt Bostock, who was also involved in the incident and taken away on a stretcher.

One fan was left covered in blood as a result of the crash and had to be taken away from the scene in a wheelchair, and a young girl had to be treated by medics after receiving a cut on her arm.

British Cycling confirmed the incident in a tweet shared this afternoon, writing: "Following a crash in the men’s scratch, Matt Walls & Matt Bostock are being treated by medics before being taken to hospital for further treatment."


In an update, Team England added: "Following a crash in the cycling men’s scratch race, Matt Walls has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

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"We send our best wishes to the riders and spectators involved in the incident, and will provide a further update when we can."

They added in a further update: "Matt is alert and talking (as he has been throughout) and is being given medical attention in hospital."

The incident took place after Team England cyclist Joe Truman suffered a crash of his own while travelling at 70km/h at the velodrome, where he collided into Australian defending champion Matt Glaetzer.

Truman was knocked out and suffered a suspected broken collarbone in the incident, after which he had to receive oxygen from trackside medics.

In the aftermath of the events, six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy said such incidents remind us 'how tough these guys are and how brave you have to be'.

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Walls' incident comes after her won omnium gold and madison silver for Team GB at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Featured Image Credit: Shutterstock

Topics: UK News, Sport, Viral

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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