England cyclist Matt Walls flies into crowd in horrifying crash at Commonwealth Games
Walls received treatment for more than 40 minutes before being taken away by ambulance, with spectators also hurt after he and his bike had come over the top of the barriers on the high banking of the corner at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
The 24-year-old Olympic omnium champion was trying to avoid riders who had fallen in a crash lower down the banking but as he rode up, he clipped another wheel and went over the top.Witnesses said that, because of the gradient of the banking, spectators in the front row had been unsighted for the crash.Walls had been trying to avoid riders who had fallen in an incident that began on the entrance to the corner.
Canadian Derek Gee also surfed the top of the barrier but managed to avoid following Walls in the stands. The Isle of Man's Matt Bostock was also taken to hospital with head and shoulder injuries while Canadian Mathias Guillemette was disqualified for causing the initial crash. The remainder of the morning session at the velodrome was cancelled and spectators were asked to leave as medical staff attended to Walls.
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