Matt Walls thrown into crowd after sickening crash in scratch race qualifying at Commonwealth Games

England's Matt Walls was involved in a horror crash at the Lee Valley VeloPark on Sunday in the Commonwealth Games' scratch race qualifying event. Both Walls and his bike were thrown into the crowd after an eight-man incident on the final lap.

Ad/> Walls, a gold medallist for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in the omnium, was treated in the stands for over half an hour before being taken to hospital for «precautionary checks», as Team England reported on social media. Cycling — TrackKenny reveals she considered quitting cycling after miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy26/07/2022 AT 10:19 Spectators were also caught up in the accident, with one covered in blood and taken away in a wheelchair.

/> As well as Walls, the Isle of Man's Matt Bostock was also injured and transported to hospital. The session was subsequently called off, with fans ushered away from the venue while Walls was still being tended to.

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He also has a silver Olympic medal from the Toyko madison alongside Ethan Hayter. Cycling — TrackBen Wiggins, son of Bradley, secures 2022 European juniors track win18/07/2022 AT 19:17 Cycling — TrackArchibald confirms she will miss Commonwealth Games13/07/2022 AT 14:40