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Horrific cycling crash at Commonwealth Games, but no serious injuries
Laura Kenny calls for bigger barriers at velodromes after Walls’ horror crash
Laura Kenny has called for bigger barriers to be fitted at velodromes after a horrific crash saw England’s Matt Walls catapulted over the railings and into the crowd on Sunday.
Paramedics erected screens to shield Walls, who won omnium gold and madison silver for Team GB at last summer’s Olympic Games, while he received treatment for 40 minutes at the Lee Valley VeloPark before being taken to hospital.
Somehow, the 24-year-old avoided major injuries in the crash and was discharged from hospital by the evening with little more than bumps and bruises. However, the severity of the incident, and the difficulty in removing him safely from where he landed, saw the rest of the morning session cancelled.
Two spectators, including a young girl, received treatment for injuries in the velodrome with a man covered in blood later being taken away in a wheelchair. Two other riders – the Isle of Man’s Matt Bostock and Canada’s Derek Gee – were taken to hospital after several riders had crashed during the final lap of qualifying for the men’s scratch race.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/31/commonwealth-games-cycling-matt-walls-matthew-bostock-hospital-crash-involving-crowd
Laura Kenny has called for bigger barriers to be fitted at velodromes after a horrific crash saw England’s Matt Walls catapulted over the railings and into the crowd on Sunday.
Paramedics erected screens to shield Walls, who won omnium gold and madison silver for Team GB at last summer’s Olympic Games, while he received treatment for 40 minutes at the Lee Valley VeloPark before being taken to hospital.
Somehow, the 24-year-old avoided major injuries in the crash and was discharged from hospital by the evening with little more than bumps and bruises. However, the severity of the incident, and the difficulty in removing him safely from where he landed, saw the rest of the morning session cancelled.
Two spectators, including a young girl, received treatment for injuries in the velodrome with a man covered in blood later being taken away in a wheelchair. Two other riders – the Isle of Man’s Matt Bostock and Canada’s Derek Gee – were taken to hospital after several riders had crashed during the final lap of qualifying for the men’s scratch race.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/31/commonwealth-games-cycling-matt-walls-matthew-bostock-hospital-crash-involving-crowd