A massive accident, which ‘jumped’ off the track and affected some spectators, caused several injuries today during the track cycling race at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, with three cyclists hospitalized.
The incident took place in the morning session of the race, with the Olympic omnium champion, the Englishman Matthew Walls, being ‘catapulted’ into the stands, where some spectators suffered cuts and abrasions, while trying to avoid other cyclists who had already suffered fallen..
The accident, during qualifying in the scratch, resulted in the hospitalization of three cyclists, namely Walls, Matthew Bostock, from the Isle of Man, and the Canadian Derek Gee, with a compatriot of the latter, Mathias Guillemette, disqualified for have caused the fall. that ‘launched’ the incident.
According to a statement from the English federation, Walls was sutured in the forehead, but “fortunately he did not suffer major injuries”, he is conscious and “alert”.
The sport’s morning session at the Commonwealth Games was canceled after the accident.
Source: Observadora
